"I am almost inclined to coin a word and call the appearance fluorescence, from fluor-spar, as the analogous term opalescence is derived from the name of a mineral."

-- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

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“Because I don't think God trusts just anybody with so much heartache. The world has not yet seen what God can do with a man who gives both halves of a broken heart to him. And I don't doubt that a man like that can change the world...or at least a little part of it.”

Source : Chris Fabry (2016). “The Dogwood Collection: Dogwood / June Bug / Almost Heaven”, p.637, NavPress
“It's just not right that so many things don't work when they should. I don't think that will change for a long time.”
“I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.”
“Happy the poet who with ease can steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. [Lat., Heureux qui, dans ses vers, sait d'une voix legere Passer du grave au doux, du plaisant au severe.]”
“When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.”
“The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.”
“Silence isn't golden and it surely doesn't mean consent, so start practicing the art of communication.”
“When I broke my knee, no one cared how I was; they just wanted me to get better and come back to gymnastics to win more medals for their country.”

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