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He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers. Martin Bashir

Kidnapped Berlin Photographers About Potentially Attached He Concerned Were Covered His Up Very Being Children Why Zoo

Over most of history, threats have come from nature - disease, earthquakes, floods, and so forth. But the worst now come from us. We've entered a geological era called the anthropocene. This started, perhaps, with the invention of thermonuclear weapons. Martin Rees

The scientific community should work as hard as possible to address major issues that affect our everyday lives such as climate change, infectious diseases and counterterrorism; in particular, 'clean energy' research deserves far higher priority. And science and technology are the prime routes to tackling these issues. Martin Rees

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I'm a technological optimist in that I do believe that technology will provide solutions that will allow the world in 2050 to support 9 billion people at an acceptable standard of living. But I'm a political pessimist in that I am concerned about whether the science will be appropriately applied. Martin Rees

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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June - a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special: the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. Martin Rees

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In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John. Martin Ryle

Son Alison Claire Married John Daughters Palmer Two

Having children is the greatest thing that can happen to you as a husband and wife. They are infuriating at times when they're little, but on the whole, they're such a joy. I don't think I was the most brilliant mother when they were young. I had quite a bit of help because I was working and I enjoyed my work. Mary Berry

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Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say! Mary Douglas

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I'd rather be in a tent than in a house. Mary Leakey

Rather Tent House Than

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises. Mary Wesley

Great Disappointment Out Perhaps Enchanting Surprises May Turn Full

Neuroscience is a baby science, a mere century old, and our scientific understanding of the brain is nowhere near where we'd like it to be. We know more about the moons of Jupiter than what is inside of our skulls. Matt Haig

Being a depressive should not imply danger any more than being a man or even a human should. Mental illness isn't a them/us issue; we are all on the scale somewhere. So we must be very careful to resist ignorance and combat the stigma that leads to dangerous silence. Matt Haig

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You cannot appease fascism by meeting it in the middle; you cannot beat racism by indulging or excusing it. Mehdi Hasan

You Racism Meeting Beat Indulging Middle Cannot Fascism Appease

Eric Ashcroft, a gentle, kind, popular man with a wicked sense of humour, was always modest about his wartime exploits, but eventually, with much prompting from his persistent son, he told me of his terrifying experience on D-Day. Michael Ashcroft

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I won't criticise anyone else's statements, and the public will make up their own minds. And if the public think that any side or any individual has strayed too far away from what's expected of public representatives, then they'll make that judgement. Michael Gove

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I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation is from crippling self-doubt - I have got to prove myself wrong. Michael Palin

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I think some of the best modern writing comes now from travellers. Michael Palin

Best Writing Think Some Modern Now Travellers

When a wolf doesn't want to do something, they look really cute. Michelle Paver

Wolf Cute Something Look Want Really

Why do so many children love the idea of being snowed in or shipwrecked, of having to survive on one's own? When I was a child, I was no exception. I wanted to hunt with a bow and arrow like the Stone Age people: to skin deer and build my own shelter. And I desperately wanted a wolf. As we lived in London, my options were limited. Michelle Paver

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Life is a glass of wine and having your feet washed - it's a biblical event, might I add. This is part of mankind's story. You are always looking for a moment to take a break. Mick Fleetwood

They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think of you. And maybe its true, maybe I am just an egotist. Mika

As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my roo;, it was like putting myself in a trance, and making myself feel good about things, almost like a private ceremony of begging people to like you. Mika

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I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious. Mika

Religion Religious Particularly Fascinated

What's revolting is the body-positivity movement. What's revolting is this idea now that you can tell women they'll be happy and healthy at any size. Why? Because it tells women that you can be fat, and you can be unattractive, and you can be happy anyway. That's a lie. Milo Yiannopoulos

You Be Happy Happy Women Lie Healthy Tell Tells Unattractive Idea Because Revolting Any Movement Size Anyway Now Why Fat

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