Dan Shechtman Quotes

My childhood dream was to study mechanical engineering. After reading 'The Mysterious Island' - which I read 25 times as a boy - I thought that was the best thing a person could do. The engineer in the book knows mechanics and physics, and he creates a whole way of life on the island out of nothing. I wanted to be like that.

Dan Shechtman

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LifeBestChildhoodBookReading

From an animation perspective, it doesn't get better than Pixar. You're working so much in the blind because the huge circle of collaborators that's required to pull off a film like this means that you are just one small arc in that large circle. The level of trust that you have to give into is significant.

Jeffrey Wright

TrustPerspectiveSmallBlindBetter

I hate the expression, 'I'm not fake.'

Michael Bisping

HateFakeExpression

Singing is the love of my life, but I was ready to give it all up because I couldn't handle people talking about how fat I was.

Stevie Nicks

LifeLovePeopleSingingFatReady

I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

Sloane Crosley

WorldThinkWinnerWeekYouFlight

I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang.

Mirai Nagasu

SeaMeMomEnjoyEatWhatever

Life and families and babies are all joyous gifts. But if we do not begin to truly account for our numbers, we will surely create an ecological crisis that will only lead to anguish and despair.

Jason Alexander

LifeCreateNumbersCrisisWill

We've made science experiments of ourselves and our children.

Jonathan Safran Foer

ScienceChildrenExperimentsMade

Businessmen should not put their finger in politics, because they tend to think only of their own self-interest. But I worry about the low morale in Italian industry and the lack of government initiatives to help the poor.

Diego Della Valle

PoliticsGovernmentThinkWorryHelp

The point of view is the biggest problem with games, because what we play must be clearly presented in the best way for me to have an immersive game experience.

Doug TenNapel

BestExperienceMeGameProblemWay

I've said some things on stage where the crowd was like, 'Whoa, that's bad' - and I never say it again because that's the feedback I get.

Chris Gethard

FeedbackBadSaidSayNeverStage

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.

Colin Farrell

KindnessHumorQualityWomanSelf

That is the best instruction you could ever give a poet: whether you're examining a bad line in a poem or a bad motive for action, keep well your repining - meaning, don't ignore the honest muttering in your head.

Alice Oswald

BestActionIgnoreMeaningYouBad

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