Lewis Thomas Quotes

The earliest sensation at the onset of illness, often preceding the recognition of identifiable symptoms, is apprehension. Something has gone wrong, and a glimpse of mortality shifts somewhere deep in the mind. It is the most ancient of our fears.

Lewis Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MindDeepRecognitionWrongGone

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.

Jeremy Paxman

TruthThoughtSearchCynicismOff

I love country music, but I also love gangster rap.

Anderson East

LoveMusicGangsterCountryRap

Television saved the movies. The Internet is going to save the news business.

Matt Drudge

BusinessInternetTelevisionNews

I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing room that's shaped by getting to know the person and digging deeper, unpeeling the layers of them as you get to know them.

Spike Jonze

BeginningEndPortraitYouPerson

I bargain-shop all the time, but then I started learning about how those products are made and about how if you spend a little bit more money on ethical clothing that are using recycled materials - like, my favorite dresses are by Christy Dawn... the carbon footprint that they're leaving is so minimal, and it's really worth the extra money.

Torrey DeVitto

LearningTimeMoneyDawnWorthYou

Socks must be at least an 18-percent synthetic blend to insure they don't droop, because droopy socks that show calf are worse than short socks that do the same.

Roger Stone

ShortSocksSameShowMustBlend

I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that.

Michael Keaton

GoodLiveAudiencePrettyLike

I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.

David Silva

GoalsEnjoyCreatingMoreThanThem

Once you understand what a messy, emotional, and destructive dynamic 'fairness' can be, you can see why 'fair' is a tremendously powerful word that you need to use with care.

Christopher Voss

CareYouPowerfulFairnessWhyNeed

A rubber neck is a necessary part of equipment.

Peter O'Toole

NeckNecessaryEquipmentRubberPart

I'd be so bored if I wasn't going out there, knowing that I could still do it. So, I'm going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.

Tom Brady

WorkTimeWork HardPlanLongReady

For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence.

Noam Chomsky

IndependenceAmericanYearsBeen

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