"It was not until some weeks later that I realized there is no need to restrict oneself to 2 by 2 matrices. One could go on to 4 by 4 matrices, and the problem is then easily soluable. In retrospect, it seems strange that one can be so much held up over such an elementary point. The resulting wave equation for the electron turned out to be very successful. It led to correct values for the spin and the magnetic moment. This was quite unexpected. The work all followed from a study of pretty mathematics, without any thought being given to these physical properties of the electron."

-- Paul Dirac

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“I'm an actress and I want to act, and I'm a mom and I want to be with my kids, and it's trying to find a way to do both.”
“Think of the majesty of that moment in this dying world's history, when Jesus Christ declared that to the Christian death was only a sleep. Outside of that small dwelling in Capernaum, a great race of men rushed and toiled as they harassed continents and seas; mighty events marshaled themselves into annals and pageants. What was inside? In one inconspicuous chamber of a now forgotten house, man's Redeemer, unobserved, martyred man's final enemy. There Immanuel subdued death forever.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 64, 1895.
“I love the farm, I love growing stuff.”
“All the athletes are individuals. This isn't a team sport. We all have our own styles, our own clothing preferences and our own way of doing things. That's the way I do things and I'm proud of it.”
“We need to shift the paradigm from reactive technologies to more integrative solutions that deal with the variety and complexity of the threats that are out there today.”

Source : "Interview: Symantec's John Thompson talks about big picture security". Interview with Ed Scannell, www.infoworld.com. June 16, 2004.
“I looked a little pasty. But hey, at least I didn't wet myself!”

Source : Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.womenshealthmag.com. March 9, 2010.
“Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.”
“Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.”

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