"My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met."

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Source : "Robert B. Laughlin - Biographical". www.nobelprize.org. 1998.

Robert B. Laughlin

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“If radioactive waste were dissolved as water soluble compounds and then widely dispersed in the oceans, no health or other environmental risks would ever occur.”
“That which the truth nourishes should thrive.”
“If we don't have workers organized into labor unions, we're in great peril of losing our democracy.”
“I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.”
“The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me.”
“It's just me and my 6-month-old puppy. I am not dating anyone.”
“It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
“For me, water means a lot of things. It's my belief that human beings are just like plants. They can't live without water or they'll dry up. Human beings, without love or other nourishment, also dry up. The more water you see in my movies, the more the characters need to fill a gap in their lives, to get hydrated again.”

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