"There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself."

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Source : Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Katherine Haramundanis (1996). “Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections”, p.85, Cambridge University Press

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

#Understanding Quotes #Lightning Quotes #Release Quotes

“I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.”
“From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.”
“I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.”
“The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin.”
“Sometimes slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.”
“You got to sue the offensive line for non-support”
“There's stories and then there's stories. The ones with any worth change your life forever, perhaps only in a small way, but once you've heard them, they are forever a part of you. You nurture them and pass them on, and the giving only makes you feel better. The others are just words on a page.”
“How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.”

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