"We did experiments with the Boston Symphony for many years where we measured the angles of incidence of sound arriving at the ears of the audience, then took the measurements back to MIT and analyzed them."

-- Amar Bose

#Boston Quotes #Years Quotes #Symphony Quotes

“It's really cool to see the transformation of reading something on a page and it coming to life.”
“The End is Nigh!" the man shouted. "Is there still time for hot chocolate?" Riley asked. The-End-is-Nigh guy blinked. "Ah, maybe, I donâ€™t know.”
“All of those guys who told me that I was too short and how complicated the game was, it is not that complicated. It is the same game I have always played.”
“Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life's momentous acts of self-definition.”
“Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens”

Source : "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book I, Chapter I, Section 3,
“The function of the church for both young and old is not to give us on Sundays certain kinds of experiences different from experiences of the every day. The function of the church is rather to teach us how to put religious and ethical qualities into all kinds of experiences.”
“I wanted the world to sit back, listen up, and let me explain to it that when someone is sad and hopeless, the last thing they need to feel is that they are the only ones in the world with that feeling. So, if you feel sorry for someone, don't pretend to be happy. Don't pretend to care only about their problems.”

Source : John Corey Whaley (2011). “Where Things Come Back”, p.210, Simon and Schuster
“The sexual revolution produced cultural convulsions that were unparalleled in the 20th century. The female sex was historically sexualized and required to have ***** for the first time. Sexual "deviants," particularly homosexuals, achieved partial emancipation.”

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