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" I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biology, between the gene and what comes out of the gene. But I had convinced myself I was not going to be a winner. " - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

" The brain’s calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our openness to let the information through. Although the brain absorbs universes of information, little is admitted into normal consciousness. " - Marilyn Ferguson

" Men need knowledge in order to overpower their passions and master their prejudices. " - Dorothea Dix

" I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless. " - Michael Crichton

" I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biology, between the gene and what comes out of the gene. But I had convinced myself I was not going to be a winner. " - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

" At home, I tend to read print, and most of the time, that means recently released hardcover novels. I enjoy the feel of paper and board; I like turning pages, dog-earing my spot, jotting notes in the back. " - Chris Pavone

" I didn’t know anything about breast cancer when I got it. " - Rue McClanahan

" I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge. " - Mikhail Bakunin

" I wish I had more time to read. I do love books. " - Carnie Wilson

" Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don’t know much more about soul than he did. " - John Templeton