Shimomura Quotes & Sayings

Now, it's true I married my wife for her looks ... but not the ones she's been givin' me lately. — Jeff Foxworthy

He was up against a mind that regarded truth as a reference point but certainly not as a shackle. — Terry Pratchett

Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth. — Johann Georg Ritter Von Zimmermann

People don't change, love. React first, think later, regret at leisure. He — Anne McCaffrey

Yeah, well, wish in one hand, crap in the other, and see which fills up first — S.A. Bodeen

Guess it's the climate change, says Sam. That's what people say, the way they used to say, We've angered God. — Margaret Atwood

Horror was written all over his face as he began to understand that that child of his wasn't stupid, or immune to what he had done in the past. It had greatly affected her. — Diyar Harraz

As my exciting story began I was being punched in the stomach. — John Swartzwelder

I've been playing videogames since before my career in this business, but what happened is several videogame companies were recruiting students back then and I applied with barely any hope of getting accepted to any of the companies. However, I got accepted! Although my path was already set to become a piano instructor, I chose the path of videogames instead. My parents cried, my friends were worried and my teacher was stunned (we're talking about way back when game music wasn't as popular as it is these days). — Yoko Shimomura

The prize was really for the molecule. In 1962, Osamu Shimomura discovered a protein in a jellyfish that caused it to glow bright green. With colleagues, 30 years later, I was able to insert this G.F.P. gene into bacteria and make them turn green. — Martin Chalfie

We call things we don't understand complex, but that means we haven't found a good way of thinking about them. — Tsutomu Shimomura

Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't where the greatest need is. — John Engler

Never whistle for the wind unless you want it to blow, — Stephen King

There isn't one thing in particular; rather, a lot of different things give me inspiration. I tend to come up with tunes when I do things that are not part of my daily routine, like traveling. But even during my everyday life, I come up with tunes when I'm emotionally moved. By looking at a beautiful picture, scenery, tasting something delicious, scents that bring back memories, happy and sad things ... Anything that moves my emotion gives me inspiration. — Yoko Shimomura

Do me a favor, elope when you're forty." Evan sighed as he walked over to where Katie was standing.
"Deal. — Tere Michaels

I started learning the piano at the age of 4 or 5, so I think I already liked music then. — Yoko Shimomura

Not merely one of the finest fantasy novels of recent years, but one of the finest ever. Should not be missed — Brian Stableford

Ever since reading Jean Plaidy's 'Queen in Waiting,' I've felt deep admiration for Caroline of Ansbach. — Lauren Willig