"In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them."

-- Charles Francis Richter

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“I never knew what top golf was like until I turned professional. Then it was too late.”
“The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.”

Source : John Flavel (1799). “Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel”, p.555
“Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.”
“To me, science is an expression of the human spirit, which reaches every sphere of human culture. It gives an aim and meaning to existence as well as a knowledge, understanding, love, and admiration for the world. It gives a deeper meaning to morality and another dimension to esthetics.”

Source : Isidor Isaac Rabi (1970). “A tribute to Professor I.I. Rabi on the occasion of his retirement from Columbia University”
“I knew that I wanted to meet girls, so I joined a fraternity, and I did yoga.”
“I came into the world at the right time.”
“In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people in the book - he's not really that bad at running the show, because he knows what he's doing, he's smart and he's got the big picture in mind. He's like the Godfather.”
“We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to love and embrace them.”

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