My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes christopher good graham
Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. James D. Watson competitivenessdegreefoster Change image and share on social
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they encouraged constant trips to the local drugstore for chocolate milk shakes to fatten me up. The shakes made me happy, but still, all through grammar school, other kids shoved me around. James D. Watson boychildchocolate share on social
I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be. James D. Watson cancercurelifetime Change image and share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
In researching 'The Luminaries,' I did read quite a lot of 20th-century crime. My favourites out of that were James M. Cain, Dassiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith. Eleanor Catton 20thcaincentury share on social
And yet I think of Christopher Reeve who said he would pay two million dollars to be able to feel pain again. What a courageous man! So I have to think that pain is a blessing. Ricardo Montalban blesschristophercourageous Change image and share on social