Scarlett Thomas Quotes

You can't do science in a novel, but you can do philosophy. Or, if you're really lucky, you can manage to pose a question in such a way that other people will take it on.

Scarlett Thomas

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In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.

Joe Carnahan

BeautifulYouBadOutLittleNiche

The removal of an electron from the surface of an atom - that is, the ionization of the atom - means a fundamental structural change in its surface layer.

Johannes Stark

ChangeSurfaceAtomLayerMeans

In all my 'Bond' films, everything you see there is fantastically real.

John Glen

BondYouRealEverythingSeeFilms

As I say, 'Every tackle's nightmare is third and long.'

Andrew Whitworth

LongSayNightmareTackleThird

We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.

Meles Zenawi

RoadsRuralBuiltClinicsSchools

I love my fans in Pakistan for being so kind and letting me be myself. Along this journey of exploring myself and a new world out here, I'm always going to make them proud, too. They're my constant support system.

Mawra Hocane

LoveJourneyMyselfSupportWorld

I feel it in my bones that if I had a kid, I would not either continue to write or have written the book I have done. So it's just me and the dog. I've always gotten along better with animals than I have with children, anyway.

Sonya Hartnett

DogChildrenMeBookBetterFeel

I'm always with my band; they're my best friends.

Sigrid

BestFriendsBandAlways

I don't think much of anything I wrote before the age of 30.

Tony Parsons

AgeThinkAnythingMuchBefore

My dad was a meat peddler who drove a refrigerated truck. He bought his meat in Sheboygan, Wis., and sold it to stores in the region. He was a terrific salesman. People loved and trusted him, and he never let anyone down.

Tony Shalhoub

PeopleTruckLovedDownNeverMeat

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.

Robert Capa

StandEasyAlwaysAnythingAround

The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.

Mike Krzyzewski

LifeTeamYearNewNextWhole

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