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Adrienne Mayor Quotes

I just had a hunch that there might be kernels of truth or reality - scientific or historical reality - in stories about nature that are perpetuated in oral myths. That's how I got interested in it.

Adrienne Mayor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: 1946

Topics

Nature Truth Reality Historical Just

This is what Steve Jobs understood: Brands are defined not by the best thing on the product but by the worst thing.

Robert Scoble

Best Product Worst Understood Thing

When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent.

Matthew Quick

Work Family Hard Work Morning Great

Deep in my heart it still feels like I'm a journalist even though I haven't worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years.

Michael Connelly

Heart Deep Years Paper Pass Press

I hardly ever see new plays. They don't have the audacity and daring that they used to.

Steven Berkoff

New See Used Daring Audacity Ever

We can pass conservative policy that unites us.

Steve Scalise

Conservative Policy Pass Us Unites

I lump Canada and the States together. I like good old North American boys.

Tricia Helfer

Good Together American Canada Old

I don't get nervous before the match. I try to act the same and stay normal right before entrance. I don't want to do anything special, so I want to act normal before a match.

Shinsuke Nakamura

Want Nervous Special Try Right Same

We're just not the type of artists that take anything for granted and just feel like, 'Oh yeah, you just know something great is going to happen.' We're not like that.

Rozonda Thomas

Great Feel You Know Happen Anything

There were times when I didn't think I would even be at the European Championship. so to be walking off the field, having scored the winning goal in front of our home fans, just got too much for me.

Dimitri Payet

Home Me Winning Think Walking Goal

I wouldn't say there is one guy that I would say patterns himself after me.

Dominique Wilkins

Me Say Patterns Guy Would Himself

Criticism is frightening.

Debra Stephenson

Criticism Frightening

I actually wanted to be a tennis player.

Constance Jablonski

Tennis Tennis Player Player Wanted