"All that glitters may not be gold, but at least it contains free electrons."

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John Desmond Bernal

#Gold Quotes #Glitter Quotes #May Quotes

“Pleasure comes, but not to stay;Even this shall pass away.”

Source : THEODORE TILTON (1867). “THE SEXTON'S TALE, AND OTHER POEMS”, p.46
“Thyroid secretions in adequate amounts appear to be essential for development of the egg and for proper ovarian secretions. If thyroid function is low, an egg may be discharged from an ovary but it may not be fertilizable or, if fertilized, may not be capable of nesting so that pregnancy is quickly aborted.”
“For me, Warhol made so much sense.”
“I remember watching Mike [Michael Jordan]. I remember him having a royal blue blazer and all black t-shirt and he came out of a blue Corvette. That was dope to us. We were like, 'Yo, Michael killed today.' He didn't even talk to the media and walked straight into the arena. Everyday's like Mike.”
“Time clocks rob the world of wild possibility. That's what they're for.”

Source : Stephanie Mills (2003). “Epicurean Simplicity”, p.132, Island Press
“It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, not a palace, but a bridge.”

Source : Montgomery Schuyler (1892). “American Architecture”
“It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are themselves as ancient in their form, as the trees and hills, and as our faces are.”
“We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!”

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