"Since the beginning of physics, symmetry considerations have provided us with an extremely powerful and useful tool in our effort to understand nature. Gradually they have become the backbone of our theoretical formulation of physical laws."

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Source : "Particle Physics and Introduction to Field Theory: Revised and Updated First Edition". Book by Tsung-Dao Lee, 1981.

Tsung-Dao Lee

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“Like an organism, photography was born whole. It is in our progressive discovery of it that its history lies.”

Source : "Was John Szarkowski the most influential person in 20th-century photography?" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2010.
“Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets -- 'piccoli segreti' -- that are simmering on the burners.”
“I had never done any sort of yoga before, and this epiphany was a little more esoteric. I walked into the yoga room and there was a voice from my soul that said out loud, This is it! I just knew. I just knew in that moment - I couldn't even straighten my legs. I couldn't sit cross-legged on the floor. I couldn't put my legs up the wall in the most gentle, restorative yoga pose, and yet, I knew.”
“L.A. Woman is amazing, but when I was growing up I was into the Who.”
“That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face.”
“From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work.”
“Working your obliques pulls everything together and gives you a slim waist.”
“I don't think escaping is necessarily a problem, but we can get addicted to almost anything. If you're craving being in this other reality and you don't want to participate in your own reality, those are the times we have to start asking ourselves difficult questions.”

Source : "The Fight in Joshua Mohr". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 12, 2013.

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