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Daniel Nathans Quotes

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 30, 1928 - November 16, 1999

Topics

Life Good I Am My Life Look Back

Pick up any newspaper in the morning. Count the words in the lead sentences. There will be at least 25 in all of them: Guaranteed. The writers just want to tell you how many degrees they have from this college or that university.

Morning Words College You Want Will

With plastic surgery, the general anesthetic is like a black-velvety sleep, and that's what death is - without waking up to someone clapping and going, 'Joan, wake up, it's all over and you're looking pretty'.

Death Sleep Looking Wake Up Someone

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.

Best Smart Matter Intentions Seem

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give.

Time Best Greed Earth Give Which

As a Manhattan resident, I'm gutted by what certain landlords are doing, pushing folks who have lived in their apartments for decades out of their homes, as a greedy tactic to get more rent from newer tenants. It's one of the most disgusting, inhumane things I've ever witnessed in my beautiful city.

Beautiful City Doing More Rent Out

Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It's one of those things that you can't be thankful enough for.

Thankful Service Enough You Things

They say shock therapy is good for some things, but it didn't do me any good. It was a pretty primitive treatment at the time - once they gave it to you, you couldn't remember how long you'd been there. It knocked me back for a long time. I thought I'd never write again.

Good Time Me Thought Remember You

I've always thought photography is not so much of an art form but a way of communicating and passing on information.

Art Thought Photography Information

And we owe science to the combined energies of individual men of genius, rather than to any tendency to progress inherent in civilization.

Chauncey Wright

Science Men Progress Genius Rather

Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me.

Me Alien Will Always Monster Ghost

Belonging has always been a fundamental driver of humankind.

Belonging Always Driver Been

I think I'm going to pull a Charlie Chaplin and have kids when I'm 60.

Bronson Pinchot

Think Going Pull Kids I Think

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