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Sam Kean Quotes

Entrepreneurs in the United States and Europe finally figured out how to separate aluminum from minerals cheaply and also how to produce it on an industrial scale.

Sam Kean

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Europe Out Industrial United Finally

Under Nasser, Egyptian nationalism was built on little more than pan-Arab irredentism and anti-Western and anti-Israeli sentiment. Mr. Mubarak retained these powerful brainwashers and allowed the rise of a religious component to further alienate Egyptians from liberal and democratic thinking.

Andre Aciman

Thinking Nationalism Powerful Rise

Composing music is hard work.

John Williams

Work Hard Work Music Hard Composing

One of the things that I've been trying to do with my characters, one of the things that does lead to me turning things down, is I don't really want to repeat myself.

Stephen Moyer

Myself Me Trying Down Want Lead

I have that brawler's mentality, and I can get into that realm, but when I'm at my best is when I'm patient, precise, and technical.

Luke Rockhold

Best I Can Patient Mentality Get

I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.

Julia Roberts

Great Angry Happy Lose Way Always

When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress, or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother - and certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read.

Judy Blume

Father Mother Great Growing Up Loved

Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time.

Jared Polis

Time Musicians Lady Long Humanity

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

Chris Martin

Good Believe Think Done Band Away

I was the kid who stared out the window. I fantasized myself on the deck of pirate ships - Cussler at the bridge.

Clive Cussler

Myself Window Bridge Kid Pirate Out

If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting.

Bruce Nauman

Interesting Questions Result Choose

Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are.

Sherry Turkle

Technology Challenges Values First

I'm an eight-year Green Beret, Ranger, sniper.

Tim Kennedy

Green Ranger