"[At DuPont,] I was very fortunate that I worked under men who were very much interested in making discoveries and inventions. They were very much interested in what they were doing, and they left me alone. And I was able to experiment on my own, and I found this very stimulating. It appealed to the creative person in me."

-- Stephanie Kwolek

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“I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.”
“The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.”
“The next generation of innovators, who need neutrality the most, are not at the bargaining table. They're hard at work in their labs or classrooms, dreaming of the next big thing, and hoping that the Internet is as open to them as it was to the founders of Google.”
“One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.”

Source : "Stephen Frears: 'Audiences aren't fools - their judgement is crucial'" by Nick Fraser, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2010.
“You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.”
“Most writers are not quick-witted when they talk. Novelists, in particular, drag themselves around in society like gut-shot bears.”
“A gentleman can always be told by the way he speaks to those that he thinks are his inferiors in some respect. His equals he does not wish to offend, his superiors he does not dare to offend, and of those whom he considers his inferiors he would be all the more considerate.”

Source : Fanny Jackson Coppin (1987). “Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching”, Facsimiles-Garl
“I'm going to live what I believe”

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