"The narrow slit through which the scientist, if he wants to be successful, must view nature constructs, if this goes on for a long time, his entire character; and, more often than not, he ends up becoming what the German language so appropriately calls a Fachidiot (professional idiot)."

-- Erwin Chargaff

#Character Quotes #Successful Quotes #Science Quotes

“Time is old. Life is short. Only this moment is guaranteed to you. Fight hard to do the things you dream of. You may not have another chance.”
“Nor did I need anyone's pity, but I would accept it with grace, because I have been well trained. Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the powere to accept anything and move on.”
“Reality is but a poor excuse for not having an imagination.”
“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment - we are all defined by something we canâ€™t change.”

Source : Simon van Booy (2013). “The Illusion of Separateness”, p.82, Oneworld Publications
“The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.”
“Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.”

Source : Song: Gypsy, Album: She Wolf, 2009
“One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love, I'm a simple man. I love you. End of story.' But I guess you gotta keep saying it with women. I guess she needed reassurance.”
“Play for one another, and play the right way. The right way is believing in what's on your chest and not what's on your back.”

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