"Two polar groups: at one pole we have the literary intellectuals, at the other scientists, and as the most representative, the physical scientists. Between the two a gulf of mutual incomprehension."

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Source : C. P. Snow, Stefan Collini (2012). “The Two Cultures”, p.4, Cambridge University Press

C.P. Snow

#Two Quotes #Groups Quotes #Scientist Quotes

“She drove me to ballet class...and she took me to every audition. She'd be proud of me if I was still sitting in that seat or if I was watching from home. She believes in me and that's why this [award] is for her. She's a wonderful mother.”
“We do what we must, and call it by the best names.”
“No fair! Those guys ripped off what we rightfully stole!”

Source : Gordon Korman (2011). “The Medusa Plot”, p.91, Scholastic Inc.
“I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your health and be lucky enough to live for a while. But you can't have it all at once and you can't have it forever. No life has the room for everything in it, not on the same day.”
“If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.”
“Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.”
“I don't believe in email. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up.”
“Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.”

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