"Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked."

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Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai (1987). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.279, World Scientific

Abdus Salam

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“The challenge is to find our destiny in exactly what we are refusing to engage in.”
“As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act...Acting is his assignment in this shrewdly upholstered showcase, and he does it.”
“I eat a lot. I eat three times a day and I snack.”
“Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt in soft adoption of another's sorrow.”

Source : Aaron Hill, Colley Cibber, John Vanbrugh, George Farquhar (1817). “Tragedy of Alzira with the Life of the Author and a Critique by Richard Cumberland”, p.14
“Most things in music go full circle eventually.”
“When you bluff, someone may call you on it.”
“Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.”
“In addition to temples, surely another holy place on earth ought to be our homes. The feelings of holiness in my home prepared me for feelings of holiness in the temple.”

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