Craig Venter Quotes

People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we're hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes.

Craig Venter

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I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.

Jenji Kohan

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My major obligation or responsibility is to work to integrate gender issues throughout the work of the State Department.

Melanne Verveer

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It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.

Ann Marie Buerkle

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If you ask me about my success story, the secret is I know when to pull myself back. I don't overexpose myself; I give proper gaps whenever I can. I do not over spend myself, I keep myself busy in lot of activities. I really work hard; I work harder than others, by focussing on my fitness level and studying music.

Sonu Nigam

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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

Roald Dahl

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People who wander are nicer to be with. Movement militates against hoarding possessions and against bigotry, because you are constantly moving across boundaries and having to negotiate with people.

Robyn Davidson

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I believe that Trayvon Martin's life might well have been spared if many of us who care about racial justice had raised our voices much, much sooner and much, much more loudly about the routine stereotyping and profiling of young black men and boys.

Michelle Alexander

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As a general thing, I've always been drawn to characters who appear to be one thing on the surface, but are actually something else underneath.

Michael Sheen

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I wouldn't date an actress. There's only room for one actor in my life and I'm it. Too difficult. On the one hand, they understand the job. But on the other hand, it's very competitive within the relationship. Two actors, say one becomes a mega-star and the other doesn't.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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I want people to get from 'Pariah' that it's okay to be you and not to check a box as a parent or child.

Dee Rees

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Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people.

Brett Kavanaugh

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What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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