Lewis Thomas Quotes

In the fields I know best, among the life sciences, it is required that the most expert and sophisticated minds be capable of changing course - often with a great lurch - every few years.

Lewis Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeGreatBestKnowMindsExpert

Losing is not fun. I know the fans don't like it, but they don't have to watch it every day. I have to watch it every day. I don't like watching bad teams.

Jerry Reinsdorf

DayFunLosingEvery DayBadKnow

The contextual age means we're going to have to go to war on noise.

Robert Scoble

AgeWarGoNoiseGoingMeans

Soreness is not something you should always look for. It's good once in a while: it means you are pushing back on plateaus. But just because you aren't sore doesn't mean you aren't working hard.

Anna Kaiser

GoodYouLookBackJust Because

Effective fund-raising is based on relationships.

Jeffrey Deitch

RelationshipsEffectiveBased

If you're an older sibling and you have a younger sibling who needs mentoring or is afraid of the dark, you develop nurturing and empathic skills that you wouldn't otherwise have.

Jeffrey Kluger

SiblingYouDarkMentoringSkills

I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written.

Stellan Skarsgard

SaidYesBeforeWritten

If I have a pocket, then I'll have lip balm, my keys, and $10 cash.

Debra Messing

CashKeysLipBalmPocketThen

I don't take roles that are 'just another role.' I'm interested in learning more about myself and about humanity. So it should change you by the time it's done.

Brie Larson

ChangeLearningTimeMyselfYou

Warning stickers on books would be a nightmare.

Scott Westerfeld

WarningBooksWouldNightmare

Sadly, if President Obama is willing to ignore the pain of race-based discrimination and injustice so as to make whites comfortable - and this, after he has already been elected and the campaign is long over - then the likelihood he will ever speak the truth about these matters, let alone address them, shrinks to nearly zero.

Tim Wise

TruthAlonePainSpeakIgnoreLong

I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.

Marilyn Monroe

WomenHigh HeelsKnowHimHighWho

What is so terrible about transaction costs? On what basis are they considered the ultimate evil, so that their minimization must override all other considerations of choice, freedom, and justice?

Murray Rothbard

FreedomJusticeEvilChoiceTerrible

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