"The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us."

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Quentin Reynolds

#Splits Quotes #Atoms Quotes #Scientist Quotes

“Barn's burnt down...now I can see the moon.”
“If it is stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. (a Shin'a'in saying)”
“Must be grounded in a philosophy whose foundation is on the solidarity of the human race, a philosophy which will not waver when the race happens to be represented by a drunken woman or an idiot boy.”
“Sometimes what we think is a disappointment, is really God getting us in position to go to a new level.”
“Rich relationships lead to much more than money. They lead to success, fulfillment, and wealth.”
“Kerouac's books portray a hero and narrator free and easy, confident, sure of his rebellion against the American system. In reality, Jack was torn between Catholicism, Buddhism, and his own demon-driven pursuit of kicks, between spirit and flesh, between mom's house and the Beat coffeehouse, patriotism and subversion, men and women, society and solitude, carousing and meditation, sacred and profane, secular and divine. It's a miracle he survived as long as he did.”
“There's only one rule that I know of, babiesâ€”God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
“The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents.”

Source : Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers

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