"Cancer was not disorganized chromosomal chaos. It was organized chromosomal chaos"

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Source : Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011). “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer”, p.366, Simon and Schuster

Siddhartha Mukherjee

#Cancer Quotes #Chaos Quotes #Organized Quotes

“As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt give way to fear. Many will cling to seemingly powerful we're-God's-chosen-people religions, hoping that by so doing they will be saved from the wrath of a Vengeful God (not recognizing that the approaching "vengeance" will in reality be man's own actions coming back at him - and not recognizing that the Infinite Universal Power is far more than the narrow-minded gatekeeper of an exclusive Spiritual Country Club).”
“The earth is ready, the time is ripe, for the authoritative expression of the feminine as well as the masculine interpretation of that common social consensus which is slowly writing justice in the State and fraternity in the social order.”
“Meeting Jerry Mathers I remember thinking, "This is it, man. This is the Hollywood life! I'm an actor and I'm going to Jerry's party. This is how it begins!" I was 13 or 14, and I thought this was the beginning of something.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“I think the great thing about acting is that it's not all the same. You're constantly challenged and constantly pushed to your limit. It's nice to see how your body can adapt to these things.”
“These abnormal aspects included the shapes of UFOs and their behavior. Most of the UFOs seen in the daytime were said to have had simple geometric shapes-discs, ovals, spheres, cylinders-and surfaces that looked like metal. Such shapes are not only nonexistent among known aircraft, but contrary to all known theories of flight, in most cases offering control and performance disadvantages rather than advantages.”
“Jesus died too soon. If he had lived to my age he would have repudiated his doctrine.”
“I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.”

Source : "An Interview with the Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers". Interview with Marissa Moss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 1, 2009.
“My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.”

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