"If you really want to contribute to our theoretical understanding of physical laws - and it is an exciting experience if you succeed! - there are many things you need to know. First of all, be serious about it!"

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Source : "How to Become a Good Theoretical Physicist". Utrecht University Official Website, www.staff.science.uu.nl.

Gerard 't Hooft

#Law Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Succeed Quotes

“Once, my mother told a whole host of angels that sheâ€™d rather die than go back to a man she didnâ€™t love.”

Source : Brenna Yovanoff (2012). “Smoulder”, p.9, Simon and Schuster
“I believe in divine forces and energies.”
“While on the level of civil rights many things have changed decisively for the better, on the level of attitudes and mentality there's still a long way to go. On the other hand it's obvious that it's much easier to change a law than to change a way of thinking.”

Source : "A ‘special’ writer. Dacia Maraini in interview". Interview with Vincenza Fanizza, www.threemonkeysonline.com.
“Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.”

Source : William E. Woodward (1946). “George Washington: The Image and the Man”
“Those years, months, weeks, days, and hours, that are not filled up with God, with Christ, with grace, and with duty, will certainly be filled up with vanity and folly. The neglect of one day, of one duty, of one hour, would undo us, if we had not an Advocate with the Father.”
“"Girl, are you on medication?" Nurse Debra asked."No, of course not," Madison answered impatiently."Maybe you should be," Debra muttered.”
“To be a teacher is my greatest work of art.”

Source : Monika Angerbauer-Rau, Joseph Beuys (1998). “Beuys Kompass: ein Lexikon zu den Gesprächen von Joseph Beuys”, Dumont
“I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but of course I believe in two people having chemistry right away. A girl should be really easy to talk to. When I lose track of time because we've been talking, I think that's really fun.”

Source : "Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. October 12, 2007.

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