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Harry Kroto Quotes

Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: english
Birth: October 7, 1939 - April 30, 2016

Topics

Never Give Up Doing Worth Down Never

You can't sustain a high level of intense activity with thousands of people forever. It has to be for a specific objective.

People You High Forever Level

Things I didn't have in the past I try to give to kids. I know how it feels not to have things. We were poor, but we had enough food to eat. It was a big family, four kids, and it was not like you could just go and buy something. But we had the essentials, the food.

Family Food Past Enough You Know

When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

Youth Comedy You Career Student Out

Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.

Success Failure Fear Sometimes Two

In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator.

Business Restaurant Refrigerator

Some Americans, like those working in government or nonprofits, know the consequences of having their salaries public.

Government Consequences Know Working

What's an ambush interview? You walk up to a fellow who you want to talk to, and he hasn't been - he hadn't been willing to talk to you before. You've sent him letters, and you've tried to talk to him on the phone. So you walk up to him on the street and ask him a question - that's an ambush?

Walk You Phone Want Letters Street

I have always loved reading a little creep-factor and a lot of suspense.

Reading Loved Suspense Always Little

I rehearsed 50. I kind of stared at it a long time. I wasn't going to let it terrify me.

Time Me Long Long Time Kind Going

I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt, that you just kind of need to soldier on.

Job Opportunities Driving You Kind

But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what they thought they appointed him for, and stays with the separation of powers, and with the right of the law to decide.

Arthur Hertzberg

People Law Thought Enough You Know

I've always been happy to take a gamble on myself.

Myself Happy Always Take Been

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