"Scientists are supposed to live in ivory towers. Their darkrooms and their vibration-proof benches are supposed to isolate their activities from the disturbances of common life. What they tell us is supposed to be for the ages, not for the next election. But the reality may be otherwise."

-- Simon LeVay

#Reality Quotes #Ivory Tower Quotes #Age Quotes

“Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.”
“Ever since the first 'American Pie,' I've always been happy to just have an opportunity, I just didn't think it was going to be with comedies. Now I really like it.”
“I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wanted to make a film that I really loved. If other people liked it, great. But you can never guess what other people are going to like.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The nature of process, to one degree or another, involves failure. You have at it. It doesnâ€™t work. You keep pushing. It gets better. But itâ€™s not good. It gets worse. You got at it again. Then you desperately stab at it, believing â€œthis isnâ€™t going to work.â€ And it does!”
“I never wanted to be a dancer. I was too big, I was too slow. I remember not liking it. Later on, when I came to the United States, I realized I had a skill, and when you come to this country, you realize if you have a skill and a determination, you can do anything.”
“What can they suffer that do not fear to die?”
“My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did.”
“As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night? Or will there be an explosion?”

Source : "Arnold’s Language Barrier", www.motherjones.com. September 8, 2003.

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