John Cornforth Part of my childhood was spent in Sydney and part in rural New South Wales, at Armidale. – John Cornforth Armidale Quotes Childhood Quotes Rural Quotes South Quotes Spent Quotes Sydney Quotes Wales Quotes In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe. For him, truth is so seldom the sudden light that shows new order and beauty; more often, truth is the uncharted rock that sinks his ship in the dark. After a year of post-graduate research, I won an 1851 Exhibition scholarship to work at Oxford with Robert Robinson. Two such scholarships were awarded each year, and the other was won by Rita Harradence, also of Sydney and also an organic chemist.
Amber Liu There’s a blessing that you’re in a spotlight, but people follow you and want to keep asking you questions – it’s just overwhelming sometimes. – Amber Liu
Reza Aslan There’s only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified. – Reza Aslan
Lane Kiffin Any experience you have, there are good parts of it and bad parts, and you have to learn from the bad parts and the mistakes that you’ve made. – Lane Kiffin
Maxim KnightSmile Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the ‘audience’ would almost always smile and laugh. – Maxim Knight
Raphael Varane Playing with France is the challenge of playing with one of the national teams with the greatest football histories. – Raphael Varane
David Gemmell Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we live in an age of style and spin in which perceptions of good and evil slither and shift with the political view of the moment. – David Gemmell
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