Peter Medawar Quotes

I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of a conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing over whether it is true or not.

Peter Medawar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: brazilian
  • Birth: February 28, 1915 - October 2, 1987

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Consuming mushrooms regularly has been associated with decreased risk of breast, stomach and colorectal cancers.

Joel Fuhrman

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So I will stand more steadfastly for the things I stand up for, like people who work for a living. I'd like to be able to stand that way when I go to Congress.

John Murray

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There's no palette as rich as a garden. And the intensity of it - I make this statement all the time: You can't plan nature; you court her.

Robert Irwin

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is such a powerful book, and 'Love in the Time of Cholera' is so strangely, brilliantly optimistic.

Anjelica Huston

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There is a growing interest in team ownership and promoting sports beyond cricket in India. I always felt it is important to encourage other sports, especially those that bring communities together and promote active lifestyles to Indian youth.

Anand Mahindra

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In 'Lean In,' Sheryl Sandberg gives a frank assessment of what it will take for women to move forward as equals to men. Her book is full of sound advice and informed recommendations and marked by its positive outlook.

Sonny Mehta

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When I was a kid, my friends and I formed a band, Trombone Shorty's Brass Band. When I was six, I was a bandleader for my brother's band.

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Should we tolerate debate within feminism's ranks? Undebatable! But it's not so simple: women are socialised to avoid conflict; when we do differ, especially on politics and in public, it's still tediously labelled a 'catfight.'

Robin Morgan

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Sometimes when you push something or you force something too much, the progress doesn't happen the way it should.

Rose Namajunas

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It's how you prioritize in life.

Ruth Wilson

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What matters is what happens in the soul of an artist when you're playing.

Mary Gauthier

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I certainly don't follow fashion. I think fashion, as far as the industry and the whole world that surrounds it, is quite vile, and I'm repelled by it.

Mika

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