"Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time."

-- Charles Francis Richter

#Science Quotes #Long Quotes #Measurement Quotes

“If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.”
“If he does he's a fool," said Hazael. "The message is clear. Please enjoy this lovely fruit while contemplating all the ways we might kill you in your sleep.”
“The fact that people go to Portland to visit a tiny feminist bookstore-no matter what the impetus is for them getting there-the fact that they go in there and look around and shop for books or stationery or whatever, is a major source of pride for me,”
“Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler than this - I'm sure it is the way the cave men drew.”
“This new sport is comparable to no other. It is, in my opinion, one of the most intoxicating forms of sport, and will, I am sure, become one of the most popular. Many of us will perish before then, but that prospect will not dismay the braver spirits. . . . It is so delicious to fly like a bird!”
“Old age is not a time of life. It is a condition of the body. It is not time that ages the body, it is abuse that does.”
“For years, I ate the same foods every day, in exactly the same manner, at exactly the same times.”
“I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see it in someone like Richard Petty, who may be a multimillionaire stock car driver, but he's also beloved because he has a nice self-deprecatory way about him.”

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