Nathan Wolfe Because pandemics almost always begin with the transmission of an animal microbe to a human, it’s work that takes me all around the globe – from rain forest hunting camps of central Africa to wild animal markets of east Asia. – Nathan Wolfe Africa Quotes Animal Quotes Asia Quotes Camps Quotes Central Quotes East Quotes Forest Quotes Globe Quotes Human Quotes Hunting Quotes Markets Quotes Microbe Quotes Pandemics Quotes Rain Quotes Takes Quotes Transmission Quotes Wild Quotes I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us. We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty – influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a lot of viruses have come out of nowhere, like H.I.V., or to a certain extent SARS. Because we know we have the potential to be blindsided, we really have to investigate the unknowns.
Lady Gregory We would not give up our own country – Ireland – if we were to get the whole world as an estate, and the Country of the Young along with it. – Lady Gregory
Rob Cross I want the No 1 spot. If you can’t be the best player in the world then what’s the point? If I had to settle on No 2 it wouldn’t be good enough. I want to be the best. – Rob Cross
Don HeroldIntelligence It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant. – Don Herold
Emma Mackey I’m trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that’s not always necessary. – Emma Mackey
Joanne Froggatt My agent asked if I fancied Robin Hood and I thought: ‘Yeah, why not?’ I hadn’t watched it, to be honest, but I’d seen bits and knew it was really popular Saturday family viewing with heaps of action. I thought it would be great fun. I was up for a good old play-fighting and the scripts were terrifically exciting. – Joanne Froggatt
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