Tess Gerritsen Quotes

Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge.

Tess Gerritsen

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EducationKnowledgeHistoryRespect

I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're getting a tour of your life by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.

John Cusack

LifeFutureTimePastPeopleYou

A few of us who are around the sixty mark don't play that much these days and if you are taking on a couple of guys in their forties it is very difficult.

John Newcombe

YouPlayDifficultSixtyDaysMark

I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather be than outside the space shuttle in my space suit next to the Hubble Space Telescope.

John M. Grunsfeld

SpaceOutsideNextImagineSuit

Instead of using the machine as a metaphor for architecture, as Le Corbusier did, I use the human body. I want the public to know that it's them I'm designing for.

Michael Graves

ArchitectureBodyKnowWantHuman

I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong.

John Rocha

LoveStarsAttitudeDressDoctor

The Lord gave us Ten Commandments, but the bill before the House today gives us 39.

Tom Lantos

TodayHouseLordUsTen Commandments

The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.

Martti Ahtisaari

TeacherPeaceMedicalDoctorForward

I think Movable Type is a really good product for certain applications.

Molly Holzschlag

GoodThinkProductI ThinkReally

We may very well be faced with the choice of retaining the AAA credit rating or abandoning some of our key infrastructure projects, which are about jobs for the future. I will choose jobs in that equation every time.

Jay Weatherill

FutureTimeKeyCreditChooseWill

The ability to make new work from old work - especially if that new work is different enough that it doesn't dent the market for the old work - is something that benefits all creators, since so few can claim not to have a giant or 10 supporting them underneath.

Jonathan Zittrain

WorkEnoughNewOldAbilityMarket

Most of the people I hang out with who sing love it, and they just want to do it until they die. I still look forward to the performances. And believe it or not, they're all kind of different. Even though you sing the same songs, and maybe you go to the same venues, it just feels completely different every time you go on stage.

Johnny Mathis

LoveTimePeopleBelieveForward

Why not have a motivation beyond me to get to a healthy weight? Every actor does that. We're chameleons. We change; we grow as an actor. You lose weight, you gain weight, you change your hair or whatever.

Chrissy Metz

ChangeMeHairGrowMotivationLose

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