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It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and t

It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. – Paul Nurse

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I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy. – Paul Nurse

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Politics
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I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. – Paul Nurse

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Science
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I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. – Paul Nurse

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Science
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Any knowledge that doesnt lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life. – Wislawa Szymborska

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Knowledge

Personal law is simply the thought that controls your mind and your life more than any other thought. Finding that thought is the most valuable knowledge that you can have about yourself. It is like the leverage on personal change. It enables you to change very efficiently. – Leonard Orr

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Knowledge

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. – Princess Diana

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Knowledge

Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japans existence as a country. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Knowledge

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I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with poet written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it. – Jon McGregor

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Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. – Proverb

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Fortune

Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about. – Hildegard Knef

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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies. – Proverb

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