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.
C J McCollum Life in the NBA can be one big constant distraction, especially when you’re on the road. You’re always moving from one place to the next, always on the phone, checking texts, social media, all of that stuff. It takes you out of yourself. – C J McCollum
Denis O'Hare The Iliad’ is about a war 1,200 years ago that solved nothing and achieved nothing. Most of our wars achieve very little. But whatever agenda I have gets buried in a work this great. If you’re being honest, you realize that, as an artist, you’re not a policy maker. – Denis O’Hare
Maurice Ravel We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art. – Maurice Ravel
Dusty Rhodes I did not cause the downfall of Jim Crockett Promotions. Not by a long shot. – Dusty Rhodes
Sammy Hagar I’ve been drinking tequila for a long time now, and it’s never been about drinking to get drunk. I don’t do that. I never drink tequila during the day, and I don’t drive at night. – Sammy Hagar
Andrew Greeley One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very serious problems. They are not new. They did not develop yesterday or last year. – Andrew Greeley
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