"At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists."

-- Robert B. Laughlin

#Real Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Encounters Quotes

“Partying means drinking. It also means playing records by Lou Reed and Chicago, which I thought was a city but is also a band it turns out.”
“But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.”
“Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions.”

Source : Congressional Record: Volume 152, part 1, February 07, 2006.
“We live only to dance. If living were not an essential prerequisite, we would abstain.”
“Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.”
“We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your brother, it means that your sin remains with you.”
“What? What am I 'bound to be feeling?' People donâ€™t think anymore. They feel. 'How are you feeling? No, I donâ€™t feel comfortable. Iâ€™m sorry, we as a group weâ€™re feelingâ€¦.' One of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas. Thoughts and ideas. That interests me. Ask me what Iâ€™m thinking.”
“Don't look at the big picture as the only achievement. Start with set, smart goals and work up to something bigger.”

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