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Nicholas A. Christakis Quotes

My entire youth was spent with an incredibly ill parent... I don't think you can grow up that way and not be marked by that experience.

Nicholas A. Christakis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 7, 1962

Topics

Experience Youth Think Parent Grow

Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family.

Family Growing Up World Rest Growing

People know what 'Hedwig' is now, and that's wonderful. It's not the same as being swamped for being on 'The Big Bang Theory,' but it's much more comfortable.

John Cameron Mitchell

People Know Now Comfortable More

When somebody goes outside the cultural norms, the culture has to protect itself.

Robert M. Pirsig

Culture Protect Outside Norms Goes

As a civilian not playing sport, to get that sense of real belonging and feeling how you are progressing through the day is what I loved and miss.

Day Loved You Feeling Belonging Get

Kate Moss, for example - she's never given a lot of interviews. She stays so mysterious. Nobody knows who she is, really.

Nobody Mysterious Never She Moss

A footballer can have even more problems than other people. Sometimes money and fame can become a problem, too.

Money People Problems Problem Become

I think the international community should be ashamed that they haven't done more for the Yazidis.

Community Think Done More Ashamed

Coming from a programming background, I have a good sense of what's feasible and what's not feasible in a game.

Good Game Programming Coming Sense

Is anything worth it?

Mary Boykin Chesnut

Worth Worth It Anything

I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.

Look Athlete Never Backwards Always

Coming from a smaller nation in Central Europe, I have learned pretty soon how important are agreed rules, cooperation, respect for partners and, most of all, willingness to listen and find common solutions.

Miroslav Lajcak

Respect Rules Find Cooperation

People are going to write things about you, but you have to take the good with the bad, so you shouldn't take it very seriously. If you take it to heart, it'll get very difficult to deal with. So, just take it with a pinch of salt.

Mohammad Azharuddin

Good Heart People You Bad Seriously

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