"The big idea we start with is: "How is the genome interpreted, and how are stable decisions that affect gene expression inherited from one cell to the next?" This is one of the most competitive areas of molecular biology at the moment, and the students are reading papers that in some instances were published this past year. As a consequence, one of the most common answers I have to give to their questions is, "We just don't know.""

-- Shirley M. Tilghman

#Reading Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Past Quotes

“I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is.”
“I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.”
“Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.”

Source : Jean Genet (2003). “Prisoner of Love”, New York Review of Books
“I'm a terrible drummer. I can tune 'em pretty good, but I'm a pretty bad drummer.”

Source : "Burning Airlines". Interview with Camilo Arturo Leslie, pitchfork.com. February 1, 2001.
“â€ŽOur ancestors took this land. They took it and made it and held it. We do not give up what our ancestors gave us. They came across the sea and they fought here, and they built here and they're buried here. This is our land, mixed with our blood, strengthened with our bone. Ours!”
“We're all here at the same time and we should celebrate that.”
“You are one of the forces of nature.”
“Great communication, Character, Competitive drive, Consistency, Compassion, Confidence -- skills successful leaders share.”

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