"The introduction of optical fiber systemswill revolutionize the communications network. The lowtransmission loss and the large bandwidth capability of the fibersystems allow signals to be transmitted for establishingcommunications contacts over large distances with few or noprovisions of intermediate amplification."

-- Charles K. Kao

#Distance Quotes #Communication Quotes #Loss Quotes

“In the Sixties, there was a big resistance to the Vietnam War. People began reinterpreting all American history as a series of misadventures and crimes and oppressions visited upon the innocent, the poor, the defenseless, the minorities, and so on. This created a new narrative in America. Let's call it, "America the inexcusable." And this narrative has been drummed into the minds of our young people. A whole generation of Americans has been taught that theirs is a bad country. And it's then very difficult for them to figure out how one can one be a good citizen in a bad country.”
“The rewards that will flow from a successful shift to a low carbon economy are high. Neither governments nor business can afford to let these opportunities pass them by”
“It's like I'm in a closet in a college dorm room.”
“Plato is never sullen, Cervantes is never petulant, Demosthenes never comes unseasonably, Dante never stays too long.”
“I try to do different roles and try to immerse myself deeply and see what they need to be that's different than the last one.”
“It makes it hard to get over a certain period of your life when you are constantly revisiting it every night.”
“Today is a day of completion; I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.”

Source : Florence Scovel Shinn (2015). “The Secret Door to Success”, p.27, Lulu Press, Inc
“The Crafts which require the most Time intraining or most Ingenuityand Industry must necessarily be the best paid.”

Source : 1730-4 Essay on the Nature of Trade.

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