I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D. and eventual employment.


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Many people have used the argument that opening up trade leads to political reform and social reform...
ALISON REYNOLDS
The Tibetan people will not be satisfied until there is political change which will give them genuin...
ALISON REYNOLDS
The police have promised not to do that again and we will demonstrate at every point in this visit.
ALISON REYNOLDS
What we would like to see is Tony Blair making a public statement of concern over these issues.
ALISON REYNOLDS
My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave.
BURT REYNOLDS
The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.
JOSHUA REYNOLDS
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.
JOSHUA REYNOLDS
I had the sets that meant so much to this character built - right in my home, especially the kitchen...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Old age is a wonderful time of life. At least, that's what everyone tells you. But let me tell y...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Making a mix CD - albeit slightly old school - is generally a pretty cool gift and something I like ...
RYAN REYNOLDS
I've had an alarming amount of concussions.
RYAN REYNOLDS
A live action movie is work, and an animated movie is you showing up in your pajamas once every thre...
RYAN REYNOLDS
We slept in the park before we had a house, and eventually we shared a home - my parents, my grandpa...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights.
RYAN REYNOLDS
My tattoo is of a cannon in Vancouver that I got in a fleeting moment of stupidity maybe 14 years ag...
RYAN REYNOLDS
'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' was my favorite for me to be in because it was all dancing. The...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Everything about the studio was enormous. You walked through the gates of iron, and it was palatial ...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
He has such a clear vision of exactly what he wanted out of each character, out of each set, out of ...
RYAN REYNOLDS
I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's d...
RYAN REYNOLDS
Carrie is my child, and I love her with every ounce of strength I possess.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
I want happiness for my daughter - I want Carrie to be happy.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
She hadn’t needed him to escape that place. But rather than making him angry, it only made him pro...
D.B. REYNOLDS
But stronger and brighter than any other was his mate bond with Lana. She was in every beat of his h...
DB REYNOLDS
'Singin' in the Rain' and childbirth are two of the hardest things I ever had to do in m...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Our direction does not come from the CIA to investigate a disease outbreak.
BARBARA REYNOLDS
A lot of streets are still very dark in town and not set up numerically, ... This cuts down on our r...
BARBARA REYNOLDS
[The uncommonly high mortality rate makes the] bird flu ... their illness seems to progress rapidly ...
BARBARA REYNOLDS
The funds given by the Government of Japan will help us to save the lives of thousands of children.
BARBARA REYNOLDS
I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning...
ALBERT REYNOLDS
I am convinced that nobody should be afraid of peace.
ALBERT REYNOLDS
We believe that with good will on both sides, that a compromise could be worked out,
ALBERT REYNOLDS
It's a great day.
ALBERT REYNOLDS
is a position that, if held on to, will certainly wreck the peace process.
ALBERT REYNOLDS
What Ireland needs now above all else is peace.
ALBERT REYNOLDS
I like being a Girl Scout.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
I was just a beginner, and she and I were not in any manner alike, but we got along very well becaus...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act.
BURT REYNOLDS
Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.
BURT REYNOLDS
I'm sure I have a lot to atone for, if there is a judgment day. It's gonna be a long list fo...
RYAN REYNOLDS
Anytime you're going to take your Marines into harm's way, they are looking for leadership t...
LORETTA REYNOLDS
I read the 'Deadpool' series back in the '90s. I'm not, like, a huge comic book read...
RYAN REYNOLDS
There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
DAN REYNOLDS
Bette Davis was a close friend. She loved to have a good time.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Even if my father wasn't speaking to me, he would never, ever miss a baseball game.
RYAN REYNOLDS
I wouldn't recommend being a musician to anyone. It's not glamorous. It's a lot of being...
DAN REYNOLDS
If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable...
RYAN REYNOLDS
He caressed my backside. I had heard that he was famous for his 'admiration' of the ladies, ...
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actor...
RYAN REYNOLDS
A well-tailored suit is important - and I don't like wearing belts with mine - it should be tail...
RYAN REYNOLDS