Irwin Rose quote: "Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology."

We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and t...
IRWIN ROSE

We moved from the East coast to the town of Spokane, Washington, when I was about 13 years old, and ...
IRWIN ROSE

Enzymologists usually study the initial rates of reactions measuring product formation as a function...
IRWIN ROSE

Looking back on my 50-year eclectic journey in research, I am grateful that it has gone as well as i...
IRWIN ROSE

My Ph.D. thesis problem was to determine if the DNA content of rat tissues increased if there was B1...
IRWIN ROSE

I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobb...
IRWIN ROSE

My interest in protein breakdown as a research problem began in l955 at about the time I joined the ...
IRWIN ROSE

I floated around in the department of biochemistry and learned some interesting things, and then I b...
IRWIN ROSE

Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those specie...
STEVE IRWIN

Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk....
STEVE IRWIN

The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
STEVE IRWIN

So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.
STEVE IRWIN

No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.
STEVE IRWIN

I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.
STEVE IRWIN

I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we ...
STEVE IRWIN

That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from...
STEVE IRWIN

We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been s...
STEVE IRWIN

Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.
STEVE IRWIN

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm get...
STEVE IRWIN

When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to...
STEVE IRWIN

No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted wi...
STEVE IRWIN

I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet...
STEVE IRWIN

Crikey means gee whiz, wow!
STEVE IRWIN

Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
STEVE IRWIN

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.
STEVE IRWIN

I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, ...
STEVE IRWIN

When studios start telling me why a particular film project won't work, I remember 'Rocky.&#...
IRWIN WINKLER

More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
IRWIN WINKLER

When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
IRWIN WINKLER

Usually when you have a sequel, the character always stays the same and that's true basically of...
IRWIN WINKLER

Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function ...
IRWIN WINKLER

Every film I do, I'm involved with from the very conception of the project.
IRWIN WINKLER

For the good producer, raising capital is about the last thing to worry about. If you're good, t...
IRWIN WINKLER

Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
IRWIN WINKLER

It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
IRWIN WINKLER

Believe me, it would be a long, long, cold day before I decide to warm up next to Rupert Murdoch.
IRWIN WINKLER

Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period ...
IRWIN WINKLER

Show me a Scorsese film, and I'll show you a movie where he's taken risks. It's just his...
IRWIN WINKLER

If you look at successful studios, they're the ones with stabilized management.
IRWIN WINKLER

I have an Oscar on my mantel.
IRWIN WINKLER

I remember when 'The Right Stuff' opened in Hollywood. I got dressed that morning and drove ...
IRWIN WINKLER

I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
IRWIN WINKLER

The thing that's strange about Frank Vincent is that actors of his quality are usually big stars...
IRWIN WINKLER

We all know we have a prescribed amount of time on Earth. We just don't know how much.
IRWIN WINKLER

This is certainly not to excuse the violence that exists on TV and films and on the Internet. But th...
IRWIN WINKLER

I really woke up one morning and said, you know, 'I haven't seen a good film about the Ameri...
IRWIN WINKLER

I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to...
IRWIN WINKLER

As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night gro...
IRWIN WINKLER

No one wants to hear from the producer. He's the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a...
IRWIN WINKLER

I found 'Celebrity Gangster' intense, dramatic, a real page turner.
IRWIN WINKLER

If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a...
IRWIN THOMAS

I'm not even allowed to sing in the shower at home. Too loud.
IRWIN THOMAS

I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
IRWIN THOMAS

I was always one of those fortunate people who never wanted to be anything other than a singer and a...
IRWIN THOMAS

People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'
IRWIN THOMAS

I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get...
IRWIN THOMAS

I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
IRWIN THOMAS

Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.
IRWIN THOMAS

My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pen...
IRWIN THOMAS

When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thi...
IRWIN THOMAS

My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me.
IRWIN SHAW

I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.
IRWIN SHAW

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
IRWIN SHAW

It's those damn critics again.
IRWIN SHAW

I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
IRWIN SHAW

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
IRWIN SHAW

People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.
IRWIN SHAW

Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American.
IRWIN SHAW

In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that...
IRWIN SHAW

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would ...
IRWIN SHAW

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous app...
IRWIN SHAW

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
IRWIN SHAW

The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is ...
IRWIN SHAW

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.
IRWIN SHAW

Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictor...
IRWIN SHAW

I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occur...
IRWIN SHAW

I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it.
IRWIN SHAW

At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.
IRWIN SHAW

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.
IRWIN SHAW

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the abil...
IRWIN SHAW

The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
IRWIN SHAW

Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, h...
IRWIN SHAW

My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
IRWIN SHAW

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
IRWIN SHAW

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I...
IRWIN SHAW

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.
IRWIN SHAW

The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They...
IRWIN REDLENER

Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for c...
IRWIN REDLENER

There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear te...
IRWIN REDLENER

There's only so much academic disruption that a young child can deal with before he just can'...
IRWIN REDLENER

Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than th...
IRWIN REDLENER

Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of A...
IRWIN REDLENER

The best way to get a sense of what kinds of emergencies might present themselves in your community ...
IRWIN REDLENER

Poverty leads to hardship and failure.
IRWIN REDLENER

There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books a...
IRWIN REDLENER

Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into p...
IRWIN REDLENER

Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very l...
IRWIN REDLENER

If we ensure access to health care and 'best practice' asthma treatment for children, especi...
IRWIN REDLENER

Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologica...
IRWIN REDLENER

Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.
IRWIN REDLENER

Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent on...
IRWIN REDLENER

The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting...
IRWIN REDLENER

Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.
IRWIN REDLENER

There has been a transition from a nuclear-annihilation scenario to an isolated-terrorist-nuclear-bo...
IRWIN REDLENER

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible ...
IRWIN REDLENER

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're...
IRWIN REDLENER

If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to ...
IRWIN REDLENER

Many low-income children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at ...
IRWIN REDLENER

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizen...
IRWIN REDLENER

Life is always at some turning point.
IRWIN EDMAN

When your IQ rises to 28, sell.
IRWIN COREY

Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.
IRWIN COREY

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
IRWIN COREY

I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake...
STEVE IRWIN

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.
IRWIN REDLENER

I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?
IRWIN SHAW

One day we were sitting in our little classroom in the middle of Australia Zoo, and Dad bursts in an...
BINDI IRWIN

On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players....
HALE IRWIN

I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've ...
HALE IRWIN

I can forgive the body breaking down. It's a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse.
HALE IRWIN

New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.
HALE IRWIN

It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.
HALE IRWIN

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted a...
HALE IRWIN

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right...
HALE IRWIN

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of hav...
HALE IRWIN

Yes, I applied a lot of what I did in football to golf.
HALE IRWIN

I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour...
HALE IRWIN

Let your emotions come out. If your behavior is flat, your game will be flat, too.
HALE IRWIN

I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
HALE IRWIN

People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believ...
HALE IRWIN

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectat...
HALE IRWIN

Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But i...
HALE IRWIN

The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.
HALE IRWIN

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got p...
HALE IRWIN

People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.
HALE IRWIN

I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of thi...
HALE IRWIN

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.
IRWIN COREY

It's human nature that if you get 20 positive comments and one negative one, you're going to...
BINDI IRWIN

I love hiking, paddle boarding and listening to the Veronicas.
BINDI IRWIN

People keep telling us, that they didn't know when they were booking tickets for it, but afterwa...
BILL IRWIN

It's a bonus if your girlfriend likes your music - definitely not a downfall.
ASHTON IRWIN

Good friends are good for your health.
IRWIN SARASON

People love others not for who they are, but for how they make them feel.
IRWIN FEDERMAN

I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, un...
STEVE IRWIN

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be y...
STEVE IRWIN

Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.
IRWIN CORY

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.
IRWIN EDMAN

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of ...
HALE IRWIN

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are m...
IRWIN EDMAN

Music is what feelings sound like.
IRWIN FEDERMAN

People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel
IRWIN FEDERMAN

The day I make movies that Rupert Murdoch likes and admires is the day I'll throw in the towel, ...
IRWIN WINKLER

When you lose a loved one, you come to these crossroads. You can take the path that leads you down t...
BINDI IRWIN

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accep...
BINDI IRWIN

My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and t...
STEVE IRWIN

As I'm getting older, I'm really learning unconditional love and loyalty are extremely impor...
BINDI IRWIN

I kind of think of my life as this incredible hurricane of so many adventures. We can all make a dif...
BINDI IRWIN

Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero.
BINDI IRWIN

I really think I like poisonous snakes.
BINDI IRWIN

Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and...
BINDI IRWIN

We live in a zoo, and we get to share all our animals with the people who come in. We really put our...
BINDI IRWIN

The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got fart...
JAMES IRWIN

I always think the true test of free speech is when someone says something you don't like.
BINDI IRWIN

I know I can count on my mum and brother to be there for me through good and bad times.
BINDI IRWIN

Every day is a new journey for me, and I feel like, in my lifetime, I've been blessed to experie...
BINDI IRWIN

There can be a lot of pressure on girls to dress the way they wouldn't normally dress: on social...
BINDI IRWIN

When I was about 2 years old, I found a bee that had been stepped on on the foot path, and so I pick...
BINDI IRWIN

Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's foo...
BINDI IRWIN

It's every little girl's dream to have an exact look-alike doll. It's amazing.
BINDI IRWIN

I think seizing the opportunity and making the most of your time is very important, and loving life.
BINDI IRWIN

So many people have touched my heart and made an impact on my world. I'm thankful for every less...
BINDI IRWIN

It's so easy to be there when it's all sunshine, but it really takes strength and courage to...
BINDI IRWIN

Actually, I have this random fear, and it's of bees and wasps. Bees and wasps actually scare me ...
BINDI IRWIN

I'm so lucky because I get to have all of these memories. I can have all of those pictures and d...
BINDI IRWIN

My favourite thing in the world is going out to get Chinese food, then coming home and renting a mov...
BINDI IRWIN

I want my children and my grandchildren to live in a world with clean air, pure drinking water, and ...
BINDI IRWIN

Tea makes everything better.
BINDI IRWIN

I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's...
STEVE IRWIN

Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. T...
STEVE IRWIN

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around...
STEVE IRWIN

My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion f...
STEVE IRWIN

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm h...
STEVE IRWIN

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.
HALE IRWIN

I have the most beautiful souls in my life supporting me and helping me to follow my dreams. I love ...
BINDI IRWIN

We've always had the offense, it's just defensively we had to turn it up a little bit better. We hel...
BETHANY IRWIN

She wants to do what she has to do. I'm not afraid to throw her the ball if a guard's guarding her d...
BETHANY IRWIN

We were trying to delay it as much as we could. The longer we kept the ball at our end, the less the...
BETHANY IRWIN

Our district tries to give us games later, down the road, because all the other districts are still ...
BETHANY IRWIN

We had to set some screens. We set her a nice one on the baseline. When she came off that screen and...
BETHANY IRWIN

When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptom...
IRWIN REDLENER

I feel like I'm nothing without wildlife. They are the stars. I feel awkward without them.
BINDI IRWIN

The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potent...
IRWIN REDLENER

I live in a town called Beerwah, right in the middle of Australia Zoo. It's not hustle and bustl...
BINDI IRWIN

I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.
STEVE IRWIN

I have friends who come to the Australia Zoo, and it's just, instead of playing video games, we ...
BINDI IRWIN

Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling...
STEVE IRWIN

My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.
STEVE IRWIN

So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where th...
STEVE IRWIN

I don't want to see crocs end up as boots, bags and belts. We're killing and consuming our w...
BINDI IRWIN

I can't really explain what it's like to be in love, but I feel like it's being comforta...
ASHTON IRWIN

Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.

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Irwin Rose

Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.

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