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Ivar Giaever Quotes

You need to be curious, competitive, creative, stubborn, self-confident, skeptical, patient and be lucky to win a Nobel.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: physicist
Nationality: norwegian
Birth: April 5, 1929

Topics

Creative Curious Win Stubborn You

When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time.

Good Time Storm Me Tough Thought

Discipline starts every day when the first alarm clock goes off in the morning. I say 'first alarm clock' because I have three, as I was taught by one of the most feared and respected instructors in SEAL training: one electric, one battery powered, one windup.

Morning Discipline Day Training Say

Without the library, I would have been lost.

Library Lost Without Been Would

There is something to be said for the power of figureheads. After Hillary Clinton became secretary of state, a record number of countries posted female ambassadors to the U.S. - some of whom have dubbed this 'the Hillary effect.'

Jessica Valenti

Power Said Something Whom Effect

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Robert H. Schuller

Positive Thoughts Survive Negative

There is no excuse whatsoever for men to harass women in an abusive sexual manner. And, I am devastated that anyone should deem me capable of thinking otherwise.

Angela Lansbury

Women Men I Am Me Thinking Capable

For a number of years I was relentlessly pursued by 10 to 15 men, almost daily. Spat at, verbally abused.

Daily Men Years Number Almost

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Miguel de Cervantes

Virtue Nobility Truest

I'm from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles, the lower part of the archipelago, which is a bilingual island - French, Creole, and English - but my education is in English.

Education Island Caribbean English

My family is a little ridiculous. They're wild - really colorful and animated and big personalities.

Family Ridiculous Colorful Wild Big

I totally go against the theory that you got to win to be successful. It's how you handle your situation.

Win You Situation Go Successful Got

Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away.

Myself Me Protect Hold Away Arms

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