Tibor Benedek Quotes

When I was 20, journalists would ask me what I would do when I retire from waterpolo. For me this is not just a five- or ten-year-period in my life. This is life itself.

Tibor Benedek

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LifeMeMy LifeAskRetireJust

As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet.

John Olver

GreatDeepIceAttentionPowerful

I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.

John Irving

BusinessThinkBetterYouSkin

I sometimes think that what I do as a writer is make a kind of colouring book, where all the lines are there, and then you put in the colour.

John Irving

BookThinkYouSometimesKindWhere

I don't know what Tracy Morgan does onstage, but I can assure you, it's no act.

Andy Kindler

YouI CanKnowActDoesMorgan

Profit, wealth creation, competition - these are not dirty words but the lifeblood of a dynamic economy.

Ana Patricia Botin

WordsCompetitionWealthDirty

I have to say, the coolest person I ever met in my whole life is John Mellencamp. I never met a person who was more secure about himself and his person.

Steven Adler

LifePersonSayMoreNeverWhole

You have a strange relationship with calamity when you're a writer: you write about it; as an artist, you objectify and fetishize it. You render life into material, and that's a creepy thing to do.

Tony Kushner

LifeRelationshipYouArtistStrange

In assisting his 'neighbour' every day to the best of his ability, and keeping truth, honesty, and kindness perpetually before him, the Boy Scout, with as little formality as possible, is pleasing God.

Robert Baden-Powell

KindnessGodHonestyTruthBestDay

I'd rather be in a tent than in a house.

Mary Leakey

HouseTentRatherThan

I just think more precaution should be taken when I'm inside the pocket. Look at all the replays - I'm on the ground every time. It's unfortunate for myself, it's unfortunate for my team and I'd be lying if I sat here and said I wasn't frustrated right now.

Michael Vick

TimeMyselfTeamThinkLookSaid

Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.

Monica Raymund

SurvivalLyingCopingDefenseOnly

I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.

Mohamed ElBaradei

ControlHumanityYouKnowActive

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