"I had made considerable advance ... in calculations on my favourite numerical lunar theory, when I discovered that, under the heavy pressure of unusual matters (two transits of Venus and some eclipses) I had committed a grievous error in the first stage of giving numerical value to my theory. My spirit in the work was broken, and I have never heartily proceeded with it since."

-- George Biddell Airy

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“Dangerous thing, a name. Someone might catch hold of you by it, mightn't they?”
“I have a very well organized closet.”
“What I've really learned is to be open to listen to other people's opinions and then question my own thoughts. And learn how to talk to people. The biggest gift from having one of these moments is that it gets people talking.”

Source : "Brandi Chastain talks about LeBron dustup". Interview with Dan Fleschner, www.today.com. March 27, 2008.
“Know that, as in life, there is much that many have looked upon but few have seen because, as my father told me and his father told him, you will come to learn a great deal if you study the insignificant in depth.”
“Oh, New Orleans is such freedom.”
“I'm very happy to be employed. I always contend that in show business that if you're employed, then you're successful.”
“Ne speaketh not; and yet there lies a conversation in his eyes.”
“A party in the orange grove. The pain on Linden's face is immediate. I am unwavering. He has cost me more pain than I will ever be able to repay.”

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