"The sort of thinking at the time was, 'Well, we're giving you access to medical care which you wouldn't otherwise be able to get, so your payment is that we get to use you in research.'"

-- Rebecca Skloot

#Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes #Research Quotes

“Fake tan is really difficult to get right. When I was younger, I'd always do it wrong. I'd leave it on and forget to wash it off. So I embrace being pale. I like getting a tan, but I also think that if you're going to do it, it has to be gradual. I just work the pale thing now.”
“Life is cruel and we do terrible things to each other.”
“I'm coming to believe that there are two kinds of people... those who choose to be masters of their own fate and those who wait in chairs while other dance. I would rather be one of the former than the latter.”
“I am an educationist. I'm an economist. I am a politician. I am also now a good storyteller, you know?”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation.”

Source : "Political Sex Scandal; Interview With Pat Summerall; 'Minding Your Business': Wal-Mart; '90-Second Pop'". "American Morning" with Bill Hemmer, Soledad O'Brien, www.cnn.com. June 23, 2004.
“My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.”
“Man is remembered by his deeds.”
“The world's favorite verb is 'get'. The verb of the Christian is 'give'”

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