Lev Landau famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • This land is a monopoly of erroneous ideas.

  • They tried to be too clever---and that was their undoing.

  • I'm all alone. There has been no man in my life for several months now and although it would be nice to have a boyfriend, I can't just settle for anybody. The fact is I'm choosy, but mainly about a man's character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don't even mind if he's not very good-looking.

  • And in a small house five miles away was a man who held my mud-encrusted charm bracelet out to his wife. Look what I found at the old industrial park," he said. "A construction guy said they were bulldozing the whole lot. They're afraid of sink holes like that one that swallowed the cars." His wife poured him some water from the sink as he fingered the tiny bike and the ballet shoe, the flower basket and the thimble. He held out the muddy bracelet as she set down his glass. This little girl's grown up by now," she said. Almost. Not quite. I wish you all a long and happy life.

  • Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.

  • Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

  • Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.

  • The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

  • But tolerance by itself can be a cover for moral laziness.

  • Only those who want everything done for them are bored.