“If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.”~Ada Yonath Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Ada Yonath was born on this day in 1939.
“If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.”~Ada Yonath Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Ada Yonath was born on this day in 1939.
“I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.”~Ian Mcewan British novelist and screenwriter Ian Mcewan was born on this day in 1948.
“You become more tolerant when you become older. You’re not interested in rapping people over the knuckles; you’re interested in understanding them.”~Claire Tomalin English journalist and biographer Claire Tomalin was born on this day in 1933.
“Just being out in the world, you see so many things, and every day, you experience so many concepts and different people and their coolness and weirdness. It’s a feast of ideas.”~Ann Wilson American singer and songwriter Ann Wilson was born on this day in 1950.
“Negative people present us with an accelerated personal growth opportunity.”~Gail Godwin American novelist and short story writer Gail Godwin was born on this day in 1937.
“Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer.”~Henry Lawson Australian writer and bush poet Henry Lawson was born on this day in 1867.
“People don’t ever seem to realize that doing what’s right, writes no guarantee against misfortune.”~William McFee English writer of sea stories William McFee was born on this day in 1881.
“We all—in the end—die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.”~Mona Simpson American novelist Mona Simpson was born on this day in 1957.
“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.”~Dorothy L. Sayers English crime novelist, playwright, translator, and critic Dorothy L. Sayers was born on this day in 1893.
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”~Anne Frank German-born Jew Anne Frank was born on this day in 1929.
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