"Nobody . . . took me seriously. They wondered why in the world I wanted to be a chemist when no women were doing that. The world was not waiting for me."

-- Gertrude B. Elion

#Waiting Quotes #World Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“The word ‘philanthropy’ brings up an image of somebody who’s had an illustrious career, has retired and is giving to highly established institutions that may or may not have ivy growing up their walls. I personally have felt the need to give philanthropy a reboot.”

Source : "Rebooting Philanthropy in Silicon Valley". Interview with Claire Cain Miller, www.nytimes.com. December 17, 2011.
“Dualists hold that body and soul are separate entities and that the soul will continue beyond the existence of the physical body.”
“Colleen McCullough taught me that desire is the heart of romance.”
“A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers - the experience of knowing we always belong.”
“What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife?”
“I thought for a minute about an actor and a musician simultaneously, but I think that's always very loaded as an actor when you become a "slash," and you do an actor "slash" anything. You better be really, really good at it.”

Source : Source: smallscreenscoop.com
“There was really a snobbery from people in film - they did not want people who had come from television. It was the poor relation of show business, and especially situation comedy.”
“[My mother] always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point.”

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