"Suddenly, there was an enormous flash of light, the brightest light I have ever seen or that I think anyone has ever seen. It blasted; it pounced; it bored its way into you. It was a vision which was seen with more than the eye. It was seen to last forever. You would wish it would stop; altogether it lasted about two seconds."

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Source : Isidor Isaac Rabi (1970). “Science: the center of culture”

Isidor Isaac Rabi

#Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Light Quotes

“It is supposable that, in the eyes of angels, a struggle down a dark lane and a battle of Leipsic differ in nothing but excess of wickedness.”

Source : Robert Aris Willmott (1866). “Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature”, p.120
“I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.”
“Only the tame birds have a longing. The wild ones fly”
“Regardless of what I think about Islam or Wicca or any other religion, the fact is that it's a group of people. Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes.”
“Beautiful and diabolical. You make me impatient indeed to claim you.”
“Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else.”
“I'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush.”
“It must infuriate our children to see us always so much more forbearing with everybody else's.”

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