Lewis Thomas Quotes

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.

Lewis Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1913 - December 3, 1993

Topics

FutureAnimalPresentWorryEarth

I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African American.

Jimmy Carter

ManBlackThinkAmericanPresident

Many have observed that Elizabeth Edwards could be a political figure in her own right. She has never had an interest in that.

Jennifer Palmieri

PoliticalNeverSheRightOwnHer

I came into the league in '94.

Robert Kraft

I CameLeagueCame

Sometimes I have so many financial conflicts of interest that I can't even keep them straight.

Michael Arrington

FinancialSometimesInterestKeep

If I could travel through time, I wouldn't go back and change anything in my life, because I'm delighted with the way it's turned out.

Stewart Lee

LifeChangeTimeTravelMy LifeGo

Everything is being run by computers. Everything is reliant on these computers working. We have become very reliant on Internet, on basic things like electricity, obviously, on computers working. And this really is something which creates completely new problems for us. We must have some way of continuing to work even if computers fail.

Mikko Hypponen

WorkComputersProblemsInternetRun

I truly believe, as an institution, most major labels should just die.

Moby

BelieveDieInstitutionJustLabels

I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.

Jason Bateman

ArtPerformanceThinkAdmireShy

Metallica is going to be one of those bands you look back on in the year 2008, that people will still listen to the way I still listen to Zeppelin and Sabbath albums.

Jason Newsted

PeopleYearYouLookBackWay

One thing that people don't really understand is that as celebrity you rarely get fair treatment. You either get love or hate. It's never really fair.

DMX

LoveHatePeopleYouUnderstandGet

I prefer lump charcoal over briquettes but I do use both for different reasons and different recipes and sometimes I combine them both when I really want the woodsy aroma from the lump charcoal and long, even heat from the briquettes.

Bobby Flay

LongSometimesWantHeatOverEven

I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom to do sort of 'meaty' roles but also have the freedom to do the sort of films I want to make, like what Woody Allen does. You forget he's funny because you're so gripped by the story, but they still make you laugh.

Alice Lowe

FunnyLoveFreedomStoryLaughYou

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