"I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics."

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John Pople

#Branches Quotes #Modern Quotes #Scientist Quotes

“It is the absence of hope, which equals the despair that is the punishment.”

Source : James Fox (1996). “Killer on Campus”
“Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to look not only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.”
“Much of the stress you experience may be created by recognizing a problem and doing nothing about it.”

Source : Wess Roberts (1992). “Straight A's Never Made Anybody Rich: Lessons in Personal Achievement”, Harper Perennial
“That is a list of the Territories that yielded to Ebon Askavi. They now stand within the shadow of the Keep. They are mine. Anyone who tries to settle in my Territory without my consent will be dealt with. Anyone who harms any of my people will be executed. There will be no excuses and no exceptions. I will say it simply so that the members of this Council and the intruders who thought to take land they had no right to claim can never say they misunderstood." Jaenelle's lips curled into a snarl. "STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY!”
“I saw in States' rights the only availing check upon the absolutism of the sovereign will, and secession filled me with hope, not as the destruction but as the redemption of Democracy.... Therefore I deemed that you were fighting the battles of our liberty, our progress, and our civilization, and I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo.”
“No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.”
“I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country.”
“No, I've never thought that I was gay. And that's not something you think. It's something you know.”

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