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Elizabeth Blackburn Quotes

For me, arguably the story of telomeres and telomerase began thousands of years ago, in the cornfields of the Maya highlands of Central America.

Elizabeth Blackburn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: australian
Birth: November 26, 1948

Topics

Me Story America Years Began

I know that Boston is one of the great centers of intellectual culture as well as sport. It's one of the centers of America, with a great orchestra, great sports, great hospitals, and great universities.

Sports Great Culture America Know

A good deed is a good deed.

John Lee Hancock

Good Good Deed Deed

Nonfiction writers are the packhorses of literature. We're meant to carry the story. If we can make it up and down the mountain by a reliable if not scenic route, we have delivered. Technique is optional.

Mountain Story Literature Down Up

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

Age Experiences Much Had

I think people appreciate that I've been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.

Myself People Think Appreciate Long

It's rare that you get to play a great role that has an arc.

Great You Play Rare Get Role

So I'm trying to spread myself to the point to where I can do the night shows and not have to worry about the matinees, and do one or two matinees down through the year.

Myself Night Worry Trying Year Down

I know it sounds Pollyannish and 'Kumbaya'-like, but I find that the more that you expose Americans to the diversity of what's going on in China and vice versa, the more people find that there is this broad middle path. And so I'm a strong advocate of intense visits and dialogue back and forth.

Dennis C. Blair

Path Diversity People Strong You

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

Girl America Nuts Like Every About

My wife loves to get all dressed up and go out, and I'm this gloomy Virgo. It works because of the mutual recognition that we are two democratic narcissists. She does what she has to do, and I do what I have to do. We respect that.

Respect Wife Recognition Dressed Go

A real love story has to finish bad. That is what I think.

Marjane Satrapi

Love Story Think Bad Real Finish

CEOs are also chief capital allocators. This is a point Warren Buffett has repeatedly made: that the role management plays in allocating capital across businesses and boosting returns on that capital is a critical yet poorly recognized one.

Management Point Chief Role Critical

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