Paul Kalanithi Quotes

Science is based on reproducibility and manufactured objectivity. As strong as that makes its ability to generate claims about matter and energy, it also makes scientific knowledge inapplicable to the existential, visceral nature of human life, which is unique and subjective and unpredictable.

Paul Kalanithi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 1, 1977 - March 9, 2015

Topics

LifeNatureKnowledgeScienceEnergy

I grew up in a time when we didn't have the Internet, and we didn't have smartphones and things like that.

Andrew Zimmern

TimeInternetUpThingsLikeGrew

There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett.

Amanda Peet

WomanInterestingYouManyRoles

I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't.

Stormzy

LoveSayUpBeatlesWouldGrew

My self-confidence didn't come from my appearance, it came from other things that I did. But certainly not my appearance.

Ron Perlman

Self-ConfidenceAppearanceThingsDid

Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.

Mary Karr

TimeExperiencePoetryShortEconomy

If you feel like you're doing terrible in a scene, that usually means that you're not listening because you're too preoccupied with yourself... you're not listening to your scene partner. If you listen, you're naturally going to get that response that the camera's going to pick up because you just react.

Julia Garner

YourselfListeningPartnerDoingYou

During war time, when people were injured, I was really frustrated I did not become a doctor. It's painful not being able to save people, witnessing their pain.

Janine di Giovanni

TimePainWarPeopleDoctorBecome

I have a house, with two big plasma-screen TVs, two dogs, a grill, chessboard. I like to keep it low-key: invite friends over, order some Papa John's pizzas and Coors Light, play poker and ping-pong and chill. I'm pretty private.

Jared Padalecki

LightChillFriendsHousePlayDogs

I persevered, sustained, and continued to work hard and finally got my opportunity in Detroit, and I never turned back from that point. That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship after what I went through. I had to scrap and fight to get through it, and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter.

Chauncey Billups

WorkOpportunityFightMeSweetWin

I can jump high; I can dunk - nobody really believes that I can.

Christian Pulisic

I CanNobodyJumpHighDunkReally

I think Jughead is a pretty trustworthy character - not only a narrator. I think he might be selfish, but he's obviously selfish, and that is comforting to me. I also think he has a really strong moral fiber and a propensity for good, and he tries to cultivate that in other people.

Cole Sprouse

GoodCharacterPeopleMeSelfish

There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.

Clara Schumann

JoyListeningNothingSomethingThan

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