Elizabeth Blackburn Quotes

Perhaps arising from a fascination with animals, biology seemed the most interesting of sciences to me as a child.

Elizabeth Blackburn

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ChildMeInterestingBiologyAnimals

I care so much less, now, about going up the ladder; if I cared about the ladder I would be doing it all very wrong.

Joely Richardson

CareDoingWrongNowLadderUp

Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there.

May Sarton

YouHideSelf-RespectNothingNeed

Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be fairly mistake-prone. Of the 40 shows I made, I'd say ten were hits, which is a pretty good average.

Stephen J. Cannell

GoodPeopleTryingSaySome People

I'm scared of screwing up my kids.

Tori Spelling

UpScaredKidsScrewing

I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years from now, I'd say exactly who I am. So, 'rare' and 'lucky' are the exact right words. It took a lot of hard work, and I took a weird route to get here, but man, am I grateful for it.

Tom King

WorkHard WorkGratefulJobWords

Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age, 12, 13 or 14, they're still deeply affected by what they read, some are changed by what they read, books can change the way they feel about the world in general. I don't think that's true of adults as much.

Lois Lowry

ChangeAgeWorldThinkFeelEarly

But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.

Jose Mourinho

SuccessTeamWinThinkMoreNormal

'The Apprentice' has been excellent for my dad. Before, there was always that kind of corporate, Napoleonic evilness to Donald Trump. Now people see him interacting with normal - barely normal - individuals, and it's like, 'Wait a second. He's a regular guy!'

Donald Trump, Jr.

PeopleWaitDonald TrumpNowKind

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

Armistead Maupin

LifeMy OwnAlwaysPiecesOwnDrawn

Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

Alfred North Whitehead

MindThings HappenHappenAnalysis

We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that we need to know.

Susan George

AccountingToolsKnowNeedTellUs

I don't want to spend all my time working as an activist. I don't get satisfaction out of it. I'd rather be doing something else. I'm a musician.

Serj Tankian

TimeDoingSatisfactionWantOut

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