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August Krogh Quotes

For a large number of problems, there will be some animal of choice, or a few such animals, on which it can be most conveniently studied.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: danish
Birth: November 15, 1874 - September 13, 1949

Topics

Animal Problems Choice Animals Will

I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.

Myself Yourself Competition People

I've always thought that the balance between the side of my mind that knows what it is doing and the side that really hasn't got a clue has to be carefully maintained because if you write too knowingly then you get chilly, and if you write too unknowingly you write bollocks that nobody else can understand.

Balance Mind Thought Doing You Side

President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.

Together Complicated President More

When you grow up Jewish, you are exposed at a very young age to the phenomenon of anti-Semitism and its extreme manifestation in the Holocaust. I spent a lot of time as a little kid wondering how something like that could happen.

Age Time Grow You Holocaust Young

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, 'How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?' The honest answer is, I don't know.

Angela Duckworth

Work Science Day Parents Me Grit

While a case can be made for intelligent design, I can't figure out why some Christians are so thrilled about that possibility. First of all, it doesn't prove there's a God. If anything, intelligent design lends support to some form of pantheism that defines God as immanent within nature.

Nature God Support Design Why Prove

I grew up on R-rated action films, and you didn't blink.

Action You Up Blink Grew Films

I love showing my personality in my cooking.

Love Cooking Personality I Love

I talked to Marvel about 'Thor' at one point, but I didn't want to do Thor. It wasn't something I read growing up, really; it wasn't one of the books I loved.

Louis Leterrier

Growing Up Loved Growing Want Up

Were I as base as is the lowly plain, And you, my Love, as high as heaven above, Yet should the thoughts of me, your humble swain,.

Joshua Sylvester

Love Humble Me Thoughts You Heaven

I was born in the Coolidge administration. Can you believe that? So I've seen a lot of politics.

Politics Believe You Born Seen Lot

I was a big fan of 'Six Feet Under.' So, I got a bootleg copy of the first four episodes on videotape, watched them and was instantly into it. During the first episode, I was like, 'Eh.' By the time I got to the second one, I couldn't watch them fast enough. I got on the phone that night, called Time Warner cable and ordered HBO right then.

Time Night Feet Enough Phone Copy

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