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Vera Rubin Quotes

Fame is fleeting. My numbers mean more to me than my name.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 23, 1928 - December 25, 2016

Topics

Me Name Numbers Fame More Mean

A movie like 'The Apartment' is beautifully directed, but you can't put your finger on why it's such a good movie. It just is, because of all these things that Billy Wilder is subtly doing. That level of filmmaking is something I aspire to.

Good Doing You Filmmaking Why Level

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world.

World Rest Place Washington Take DC

They say you hit your stride as a writer at about 50. I'm hoping to do that.

Andrew Sean Greer

You Say They Say Writer Your Hit

In a world that is defined by what separates us, sharing a meal with someone from a different country, showing what we have in common with the people, it's very powerful and important.

People World Someone Powerful Meal

This isn't meant to last. This is for right now.

Now Right Last Meant

Having written both comedy and drama, comedy's harder because the fear of failure's so much stronger. When you write a scene and you see it cut together, and it doesn't make you laugh, it hurts in a way that failed drama doesn't. Failed drama, it's all, 'That's not that compelling,' but failed comedy just lays there.

Failure Fear Together Laugh Comedy

I would love for everyone to be a feminist, but I have to respect people's choices. If you don't want to be a feminist and don't want to claim feminism, that's entirely your right.

Love Respect People Choices You

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

Family Car Day School Parents Year

Swarms are one very simple way of keeping ourselves ahead of the machines.

Louis B. Rosenberg

Simple Ahead Way Machines Ourselves

I just can't relax. That's my problem.

Relax Problem Just

Doing art at Marlborough, where I went to school, was really quite tough, and I knew that it wasn't the direction I wanted to go. I'd rather show art and give people the joy of seeing it.

Princess Eugenie of York

Art School Joy People Direction Go

I always try to make things fun.

Poppy Montgomery

Fun Try Always Things Make

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