There are just two things you can do to win a Nobel prize - have a good idea and pursue it effectively.

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I'm totally in control of this tiny, tiny world right there at the typewriter.

Joan Didion

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Once you get rid of the idea that you must please other people before you please yourself, and you begin to follow your own instincts-only then can you be successful. You become more satisfied, and when you are other people tend to be satisfied by what you do.

Raquel Welch

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I grew up watching English films and listening to The Doors and The Beatles.

Vikrant Massey

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Life for me has always been about timing, and it was bad timing for that disease to hit me; it was time to exit stage.

Brock Lesnar

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I have learned over the past years that anything is possible in these markets.

Ryan Myerberg

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I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.

Christopher Atkins

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Proverbs

There is no poverty where there is character, and no wealth or honor where character is missing.

Chinese Proverb

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I've been amazed by the numbers that have come out to see the torch relay, so being a part of it is lovely.

Bryn Terfel

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Mistakes you can learn from; sins stay with you forever.

Corey Taylor

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Neither my fiance nor I take ourselves too seriously, and we want our wedding to reflect our lightheartedness.

Leah Pipes

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In reality, girls make mistakes, and it's not fair to keep presenting this narrative that they're perfect.

Josephine Langford

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make , fair , keep

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I always make music as an art - it's never been a product for me.

Lil Peep

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It's as boring to see a completely evil villain as it is to see a completely good guy.

Brian Helgeland

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I fear becoming formulaic. Some of my books are.

John Sandford

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People pass a lot of judgment about each other in India, and that is a tendency I don't like.

Rashami Desai

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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There are just two things you can do to win a Nobel prize - have a good idea and pursue it effectively.

– Ivar Giaever –

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