James D. Watson Quotes

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

James D. Watson

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What is likely to vanish - or be transformed beyond recognition - are many of the things we think of when we think of Australia: the barrier reef, the koalas, the sense of the country as a land of almost limitless natural resources.

Jeff Goodell

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I'm kind of spoiled, but the great thing about life is that you never know what's around the corner.

Stockard Channing

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Lily Tomlin was one of the early comedy greats who influenced my courage to be the person I am.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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My brother Leon started it all. He played the piano. In school they made me leader of the orchestra because I played the violin, but I followed Leon and the boys in his jazz band around.

Louis Prima

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For the past few years, I've been more selective than I have any right to be, but I think that's finally starting to work in my favor. I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money.

Lizzy Caplan

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Being a female comic and getting a Comedy Central special is an honor because not a lot of women get that.

Loni Love

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Obviously, my daughter's my priority, so if you want to have plans with me and then my daughter calls, then I'm going to have to go with her.

Juan Pablo Galavis

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I don't write directly on to the computer because I don't think well facing forward with fingers on a keyboard. I think better looking down holding a pen. And the concentration quotient of pen and paper is higher than when I'm moving words around on screen.

Joshua Ferris

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I didn't grow up loving horror.

Jason Blum

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With a good melody... music gets me through everything.

Drake Bell

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For me, stories were brothers, sisters and friends, filling the long hours between childhood and adolescence, holding up a true mirror in which I might find out who I was rather than a distorted reflection of who I was expected to become.

Debi Gliori

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A good story is a good story no matter who wrote it.

Anne McCaffrey

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