Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Quotes

In mathematics and science, there is no difference in the intelligence of men and women. The difference in genes between men and women is simply the Y chromosome, which has nothing to do with intelligence.

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

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There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter.

Joanna Lumley

TimeSchoolPenCrimeFountain

I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well.

John Oates

PeopleNameNamesBeginCompetitive

I think the thing that our government lacks - just about more than anything else - is technological competence. We have some of the greatest white-hat hackers in the world here in the U.S., but the government seems to be technologically illiterate.

John McAfee

GovernmentWorldThinkMoreAnything

My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch, except that we get this sort of catharsis every six months or so, and we go and be absolutely someone else.

Michael Caine

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Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.

Ambrose Bierce

SkillEqualLeftAblePickPocket

As far as expense, I think if 'Twilight' does well enough, then we should be able to do the big expensive stuff for the sequels. I mean, we have to have werewolves, there's no way around it. They have to be there.

Stephenie Meyer

ThinkEnoughWayMeanExpensiveBig

Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though.

Tommy Chong

ThinkCitizenshipYouLoseKnow

I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.

Rita Moreno

PerseveranceGirlFaithTalentMe

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.

Rory Kennedy

LoveCollegeImpactReachYou

Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land.

Roland Joffe

GoodStandLandTopWatchingBottom

Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.

Joshua Micah Marshall

SuccessRelationshipStrongPowerful

The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.

Jonathan Haidt

ConstructionPowerfulCooperation

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