#own

When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors. ↗

— Trevor Nunn

#auditioned #became #company #few #got

You are faced with the choice: either my integrity remains intact and this is the work that ends up on the screen, or I have to leave, and I have to be known to have left. ↗

— Trevor Nunn

#either #ends #faced #i #intact

I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections. ↗

— Paul Nurse

#also #american #beetle #collection #collections

Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science. ↗

— Paul Nurse

#careers #complete #contemplated #drudgery #experiments

It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#day #down #every #every day #folk

This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues. ↗

— Diana Nyad

#always #been #continues #dream #journey

There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#brazil #day #dichotomy #exists #film

I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with. ↗

— Michael Nyqvist

#anything #being #earth #else #here

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#destroyed #i #image #improved #own

One's dream is constantly evolving, rising and falling, changing course. This happens in every job, but because I have worked in comedy for twenty-five years, I can probably speak best about my own profession. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

#because #best #changing #comedy #constantly