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George Wald Quotes

Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited.

George Wald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 18, 1906 - April 12, 1997

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Age Science Grow Questions Question

Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith - and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater.

Robert Gottlieb

Faith Dance Woman I Am American Go

I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.

Tom Brokaw

Family Today People Think Attention

I have a thing that I do when I meet famous people, where I try to play it really cool. Sometimes I pretend like I don't know them.

Rob Huebel

People Cool Famous Play Know Meet

I left Kurdistan in April 2003 with the peshmerga, following their excited advance as Saddam's forces crumbled. First Kirkuk, then Mosul - where looters broke into the city museum and seized its Parthian sculptures - then Tikrit. I reported from Baghdad in month-long stints until the end of 2004.

Luke Harding

City End Museum April First Excited

When I was 16, I knew I was gay. I loved a lot. But I lived as a straight guy, because there are people in my town who don't understand my story. I never told. I never wanted to show what was inside my heart.

Domenico Dolce

Heart People Story Loved Gay Never

Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.

Dianne Reeves

Freedom Rich Genius Treasure Price

If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.

David Suzuki

Leadership Power History People

I approach styling as if I were a woman and what I would want to wear to a certain event.

Brad Goreski

Woman Want Wear Event Approach Were

Humans have obviously contributed a great deal of carbon to the atmosphere. So we are warming the planet up.

Annalee Newitz

Great Up Planet Atmosphere Deal

We apply our effort to be mindful, to be aware in this very moment, right here and now, and we bring a very wholehearted effort to it. This brings concentration. It is this power of concentration that we use to cut through the world of surface appearances to get to a much deeper reality.

Sharon Salzberg

Power Moment Effort World Reality

I never felt that getting angry would do you any good other than hurt your own digestion, keep you from eating, which I liked to do.

Septima Poinsette Clark

Good Angry Eating Hurt You Never

If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you.

Thomas Friedman

You Bad Going Neighborhoods Visit