"No two electrons in the same state? That is why atoms are so unnecessarily big, and why metal and stone are so bulky."

-- Paul Ehrenfest

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“I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests.”
“Mere communion with nature, mere contact with the free air, exercise a soothing yet comforting and strengthening influence on the wearied mind, calm the storm of passion, and soften the heart when shaken by sorrow to its inmost depths.”
“Yes, I know,â€™ she said in answer to the unasked, for there was no time for explanations. â€˜Yes. My face is spoilt.â€™ Grandibleâ€™s jowl wobbled and creased. Then, for the first time that Neverfell could remember, he changed to a Face she had never seen before, a frown more ferocious and alarming than either of the others. â€˜Who the shambles told you that?â€™ he barked. â€˜Spoilt? Iâ€™ll spoil them.â€™ He took hold of her chin and examined her. â€˜A bit sadder, maybe. A bit wiser. But nothing rotten. Youâ€™re just growing yourself a rind at last. Still a good cheese.”
“Now I find that in pure obedience the mind learns contentment, in appearing weak and foolish to the wisdom which is of this World; and in these lowly labors, they who stand in a low place, rightly exercised under the Cross, will find nourishment.”
“As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.”
“Creativity inspires me.”
“I'm not a pessimist. Maybe I don't have a primitive feeling of happiness, that is true. Sometimes my color is happy but not the expression.”

Source : "Karel Appel - the complete sculptures". Book edited by Harry de Visser and Roland Hagenberg, Edition Lafayette, New York, p. 85 'Quotes', 1990.
“It is hideous and coarse to assume that we can do something for others-and it is vile not to endeavor to do it.”

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