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Paul Nurse Quotes

This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could be rather dismal.

Paul Nurse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: January 25, 1949

Topics

Me Thought Environment Long Dark

If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning.

Michael Arden

Learning You Never Sound Scary Then

You have to be careful so you don't make your character dull and predictable. Sometimes you have to bend the script a little... The bad guys are mostly the same on the paper... A bad guy wouldn't think of himself as bad.

Michael Wincott

Character Think You Bad Sometimes

I can't write about rich people having relationship problems and breaking up in New York. I don't know that world of Terrence McNally. I knew I had to write people who talk the way I talk. And they talked very different than Terrence McNally.

Lucy Alibar

Relationship New York People World

'Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever' was inspired by a combination of my grandson, my son, and myself - all those times when each of us has decided that we're just not going to get into trouble anymore. But it's so hard to be good all of the time!

Judith Viorst

Good Son Time Myself Best Trying

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

Joseph Addison

Great Generation Genius Down Mankind

Just because a woman is over 50 does not mean she no longer has anything to offer. If anything, we have so much more to offer! We have lived life, we get better with age. I do my best work now in my 60s. Sure, I could retire; but what would I do? Play Bingo? I think not!

Dawn Wells

Life Work Age Best Woman Better

I was big as a kid, very overweight. That caused a lot of insecurities for me growing up, and on top of that, I didn't like the idea of big crowds. I found it quite frightening. I enjoy the company of people who I know, and I'm probably still like that today.

Deborah Mailman

Today People Me Growing Up Enjoy

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.

Constance Baker Motley

Black Now Class Poor Two Middle

If you write an original, it's like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, it's like the oil well's on fire, and they bring you in to put the fire out and get it working again - or something like that.

Brian Helgeland

Fire You Oil Write Out Bring

With Real Sociedad, I felt that I needed to leave.

Antoine Griezmann

Real Leave Felt Needed

I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been really cool for me.

Phillipa Soo

Women Me Cool American Young Out

Ever since the first 'American Pie,' I've always been happy to just have an opportunity, I just didn't think it was going to be with comedies. Now I really like it.

Seann William Scott

Opportunity Happy Think American Pie