Adrienne Mayor Quotes

I find writing a book a slow, intricate process, a kind of obstacle course punctuated with great rewards. But research is always thrilling, and I tend to incorporate newfound material up to the very last minute.

Adrienne Mayor

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There really is a hunger and a demand for something different in higher education.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

EducationHigher EducationHunger

I go where the action is.

Jerry Lewis

ActionGoWhere

Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.

John Delaney

ResultElectionsLogicalDysfunction

In law, especially back in '95 when I was breaking in, it was much more of an old boys' network.

Megyn Kelly

LawBackMoreOldBreakingMuch

The older one gets the more one comes to resemble oneself.

Maurice Chevalier

MoreOlderOneselfResembleGets

When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.

Jeff Bridges

DanceMeMomYoungClassesReally

I compliment people when I see something I really like and tell them, 'That was good. Keep doing what you're doing.' That's as much as advice as you will get out of me.

Jeff Hardy

GoodPeopleMeAdviceDoingYou

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

John W. Gardner

ExcellenceDoingThingsWell

I'm a doctor's daughter. I'm not squeamish at all.

Aminatta Forna

DaughterDoctor

I am really good with Lego!

Roddy Piper

GoodI AmLegoReallyAm

The motto was 'Pax', but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

Rumer Godden

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The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists: these may indeed be the Apollo programme's most enduring legacy.

Martin Rees

SpaceLegacyEarthBecomeLeftMay

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