"In my opinion the separation of the c- and ac-stars is the most important advancement in stellar classification since the trials by Vogel and Secchi ... To neglect the c-properties in classifying stellar spectra, I think, is nearly the same thing as if a zoologist, who has detected the deciding differences between a whale and a fish, would continue classifying them together."

-- Ejnar Hertzsprung

#Stars Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Whales Quotes

“Actually, my cd was released in 1985, in return for two German missionaries and a Dutch urologist.”
“Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship.”
“I cannot find language of sufficient energy to convey my sense of the sacredness of private integrity.”
“Kung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child.”
“Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.”
“Some people sleep until morning. Others know they have to bring the morning.”
“Fear is the contradiction of faith. Faith says, Whatever it is, it'll be okay because of God.”
“I am the character you are not supposed to like.”

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