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Harold E. Varmus Quotes

I had learned of Gertrude Stein's bon mot that medicine opened all doors. This prompted me, in different moods, to view my future life as literary psychiatrist, globe-trotting tropical disease specialist, or academic internist.

Harold E. Varmus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 18, 1939

Topics

Life Future Me Medicine View Doors

My favorite meal would be a big piece of steak with salad and then Brussels sprouts and Jerusalem artichokes.

Joanna Coles

Salad Steak Meal Jerusalem Big Then

It's very important to know the neighbor next door and the people down the street and the people in another race.

Maya Angelou

People Door Down Neighbor Know Race

I don't want artists to find themselves in a situation where there are only two buyers. That just doesn't seem like a good outcome.

John Landgraf

Good Find Situation Want Two Seem

We shouldn't be undermining Medicare for those who need it most in order to give more tax cuts to those who need them least.

Ann McLane Kuster

Tax More Need Order Give Most

I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his father. I just want it to be an easy answer in 50 years - Who was the better player, me, or my kids? I want it to be my kids.

Andy Van Slyke

Father Politics Baseball Me Better

I approached writing a story for the CBC Literary Awards as a mercenary venture - $5,000 for one story, not bad. Now, how do you win it? Jurors are wading through skyscrapers of paper, looking for one story that stands out.

Michael Winter

Writing Win Looking Story You Bad

Modern politicians like Cameron dream of exerting paternal influence without being seen as paternalistic, of fostering moral behaviour without being considered moralistic.

Michel Faber

Influence Dream Moral Politicians

I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force.

Michael P. Anderson

Best Fly You Physics Place Pilot

When you do a first movie, you're contractually supposed to do the second one and then you don't do it, you become an executive producer. That's why there are a ton of directors who have executive producer credits on other movies.

Louis Leterrier

You Movies Why Become First Who

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

Denis Diderot

God Mistake Believe Important Very

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked, 'When are you doing an album?' My career is way too transparent to do say, 'Guess what - I've got 16 tracks you've never heard!'

Deadmau5

Time Someone Doing You Career Say

We didn't need the Internet for Nazi Germany to happen. But I feel like there's this lack of humanity because of it.

David Thewlis

Internet Feel Humanity Need Happen