"At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys."

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Source : Autobiography by Paul Nurse, www.nobelprize.org. 2001.

Paul Nurse

#School Quotes #Boys Quotes #Age Quotes

“I tell you before God, and as an honest man, your son (W A Mozart)is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition.”
“We live in a world, a medieval type of world, where someone can accuse you - through gossip and hearsay, and all of a sudden you're supposed to respond to specific charges from people you don't know, are not aware of who these people are, and you're supposed to respond to their specific allegations?”
“My mother is more of an adviser. I followed everything she did when I was younger, because I looked up to her so much.”
“Mom worked with autistic children.”

Source : Interview with Mark Jacobs, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 23, 2011.
“You have to have a lot of passion for what you do... because if you don't, any rational person would give up.”
“A movie can evoke feelings, thoughts, it is all there and happening, there is no control over the images when you are watching a movie. You are transported for three hours to a world where you see real people. In a novel it is private - there's only you, and words on pages. The landscape is in your mind and in your feelings.”

Source : Source: www.jewishbookcouncil.org
“The very concept of solid ground is a myth. The galaxy itself is adrift.”

Source : Luke Davies (2002). “Isabelle the Navigator”, p.7, Penguin
“I'm not comfortable walking on a red carpet. I think a lot of people actually love that part of it. I'll never be a "look at me" guy. It's not in my DNA and I struggle in those situations. What gives me anxiety is knowing I have to be honest with people, and as much as people say they want honesty, the minute you give it to them, they don't want it. Sometimes I can tell I'm being baited for a certain answer and that's not the answer I give and I can tell it upsets them.”

Source : Source: people.com

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