"Dead is when the chemists take over the subject."

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Source : "Arthur Schawlow" by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes. "Biographical Memoirs", Volume 83, p. 202, www.nap.edu. 2003.

Arthur Leonard Schawlow

#Chemist Quotes #Subjects Quotes

“Society doesnâ€™t need newspapers. What we need is journalism.”
“"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.”
“The riches of heaven, the honor which cometh from God only, and the pleasures at His right hand, the absence of all evil, the presence and enjoyment of all good, and this good enduring to eternity, never more to be taken from us, never more to be in any, the least degree, diminished, but forever increasing, these are the wreaths which form the contexture of that crown held forth to our hopes.”
“Children know something that most people have forgotten.”

Source : Keith Haring (2010). “Keith Haring Journals: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.130, Penguin
“When you are around people who have money, you realise money isn't that impressive, it's about your class, morals and how you conduct yourself.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look to it with all the passion and intensity of worship and devotion, even if we think ourselves as highly irreligious.”
“This is a competitive business - there are a lot of women who want these jobs, but experience, education, and smarts go a long way. I'm still figuring it out - I learn new things every day. Once you stop learning, you should get out of the business. It's just really about being hungry for more.”
“History admires the wise, but elevates the brave.”

Source : Edmund Morris (2011). “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan”, p.4, Modern Library

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