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british-scientist europe kept mind open whether
I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene. Louis Leakey
british-scientist early felt found time tools
I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.
british-scientist mary overall
At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.
british-scientist examined
I have examined the stomach contents of seven aardvarks.
british-scientist depth explored feet major miles
We explored about 180 miles of exposures, ranging from a depth of about 300 feet to 50 feet, before we undertook any major digging.
british-scientist conscious perception processes products
The processes of perception are inaccessible; only the products are conscious and, of course, it is the products that are necessary. Gregory Bateson
british-scientist preferred
Many transition states have a well-defined preferred geometrical requirement. Derek Harold Richard Barton
british-scientist external impact internal matter object particular passage pursue shall stable stress unchanging variable
If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular external or internal variable or, perhaps, that it resists the passage of time.
british-scientist high paintings reach winds within
Tracing the paintings was often complicated because of high winds and by the difficulties of getting within reach of the paintings.
class two people
Mr Jarndyce, and prevented his going any farther, when he had remarked that there were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all. Charles Dickens
class words-of-wisdom success-of-others
The worst class of sum worked in the every-day world is cyphered by the diseased arithmeticians who are always in the rule of Subtraction as to the merits and successes of others, and never in Addition as to their own.
class safety age
Though we are perpetually bragging of it [the middle class] as our safety, it is nothing but a poor fringe on the mantle of the upper class.
class citizens degradation
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of discerning right from wrong. Everything can be explained away, especially by journalists. Life is one great moral mush--sophistry washed down with Chardonnay. The ordinary citizens, thank goodness, still adhere to absolutes.... It is they who have saved the republic from creeping degradation while their 'betters' were derelict.
class homicide one-thing
When one thing takes another away, what do we call that?” she asked my class. “Homicide!” I called out Chris Colfer
class two people
There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those who have several thousand extra dollars apiece. Dave Barry
class people behaviour
Whatever people may say, the fastidious formal manner of the upper classes is preferable to the slovenly easygoing behaviour of the common middle class. In moments of crisis, the former know how to act, the latter become uncouth brutes. Cesare Pavese
class black why-not
Why not exploit, enslave, or exterminate a class that everybody is taught to regard as inferior? Carter G. Woodson
class white benefits
I regard affirmative action as pernicious-a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white middle-class women. Camille Paglia
failed fire happened looking mac move prepare ways wish
We've all failed in different ways and, now, it's up to us. Obviously, the organization is looking to move into a better direction, so this should be a sign. We need to improve. All Mac could do was prepare us. He couldn't play for us. I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody, but you can't fire all of us.
failed huge
Where they failed was in what to do with this huge bulk. Jeffrey Robinson
failed hearing side thinking
What we're hearing from the other side is the failed thinking of the past, and we're not going back. Dick Cheney
failed goal maybe played scared score slip third
We failed to score the third goal and they played all-or-nothing. Maybe we were scared a goal would slip in there somehow. Thomas Doll
failed offense played rest run slow third
We failed to run our offense in the third quarter. For the rest of the game, I think we played at our pace. We didn't want to slow it down too much, just have some discipline.
failed game intensity match
We failed to match American's intensity as the game went on.
failed travel
I was a failed actor, but for 25 years, I got to go on stage anyway, and I loved it. I've still got the day job, and the travel bug. Ken Bruen
failed guess matter message trying
I guess another message I'd like to say with this book is no matter how many times you fail... I failed a lot of times trying to get clean, and never thought I'd get to this point. Lawrence Taylor
failed moments opponents overall played raise struggled
Some moments we played well but overall we struggled with our opponents because we failed to raise the pace.
finals parting
All partings foreshadow the great final one.
finals records world
I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working. David Rudisha
finally pleased restore schedule
We are pleased to finally restore a more competitive schedule into and out of Yuma.
final
We are awaiting final confirmation from the American side, Sergey Lavrov
final rush
We're not going to rush into anything that has final on it.
final indication itself moment process production provide substance wrong
We have no indication at the moment that anything went wrong during the production of the agent. Only an examination of the production process and the substance itself which was injected will provide final certainty.
final mention talk whenever
Whenever we talk about the Final Four, you have to mention us making it to the Final Four. This is history.
finally game learns
When he finally learns to exhale, and let the game come to him. Carlos Beltran
finals half minute winning
We were a minute and a half away from the Finals -- big deal, ... It's about winning a championship. Pat Riley
surgery
Without that, the surgery would not have been possible.
surgery talking
Streamlining is one thing. Amputation surgery is another -- and that's what we're talking about here.
surgery
The surgery went pretty well. There was nothing unexpected.
surgery took
It took a surgery to get me here.
surgery
I don't like surgery. I don't like elective surgery, I don't like surgery that you have to have. Sandra Bernhard
third year
We know we can win. That's what we're all here for. . . . This is my third year here and it's like it's my third different team, but we can win. Dwyane Wade
third
We're not disappointed at all. Third place is good.
thirds ifs
If it's third-and-one, then I'm going in, no ifs or buts about. Brandon Jacobs
third
Sen. Landrieu said she wanted to be our third senator.
third
I once had this massacred afro in third grade. Parts were bigger than others. It was just terrible. Brittany Howard
third
When you're an investor, you can look at the quantitative and qualitative elements of an investment, but there's a third aspect: What you feel in your gut. Kevin O'Leary
third
I live at the dentist's. I'm on my third set of teeth that they put in with nails and screws. Charles Nelson Reilly
third
One in the third film, I'm looking forward to meeting one of the Dementors. Rupert Grint
third ticked
More than puzzled, I'm ticked off. I had two outs and I couldn't get the third one. Bartolo Colon
years needs answers
Any replacement to the current copyright position (life plus 70 years) needs to have an answer lined up for this, and similar, messy edge cases. Charles Stross
years preparation left
If I knew I had 25 years left to live, I would spend 20 of them in preparation. Charles Spurgeon
years oil alchemist
I'm a bit of an alchemist sorceress. I've collected probably 1500 oils from around the planet over the last ten years. I'm kind of obsessed with the sensuality of it. Alanis Morissette
years white black
...for thousands of years human history has been a magnificently futile conflict, a wonderfully staged panorama of triumphs and tragedies based on the resolute taboo against admitting that black goes with white. Alan Watts
years people car
Although the quality of the vehicles is tremendously improving year after year but the underlying reasons that people are buying cars have really gotten focused. It's for high quality vehicles, reliable, fuel-efficient, and safe of course. Alan Mulally
years mad people
I've known a lot of people go mad over the years, and it is more distressing than people dying. People dying is quite natural, people going mad is the complete antithesis of that. Alan Moore
years rose three
It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.
years style looks
It's funny, but certain faces seem to go in and out of style. You look at old photographs and everybody has a certain look to them, almost as if they're related. Look at pictures from ten years later and you can see that there's a new kind of face starting to predominate, and that the old faces are fading away and vanishing, never to be seen again.
years childhood arlington
I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in Arlington that I spent most of my childhood. Alan Hovhaness