Francis William Aston Quotes
Personally I think there is no doubt that sub-atomic energy is available all around us, and that one day man will release and control its almost infinite power. We cannot prevent him from doing so and can only hope that he will not use it exclusively in blowing up his next door neighbour. (1936)
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.
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If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
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We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.
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I was so ashamed of who I was.
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I've been lucky to ride 10 different horses at the Olympics. I'd like to think that of all of them, Big Ben - who was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame - would still be competitive in the contemporary sport.
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In South Africa, I feel I am a stranger, at best an animal.
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There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.
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I can't predict the future and I don't have respect for people who try to.
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Ninety-nine percent of Indian people loved me and they still love me.
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Just because one happens to be wealthy, it doesn't mean you are naturally any good at building an investment operation that is world-class or successful.
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The family feuds or the village feuds often had to do with an idea of honor. Perhaps it was a peasant idea; perhaps this idea of honor is especially important to a society without recourse to law or without confidence in law.
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Y algo golpeaba en mi alma,fiebre o alas perdidas,y me fui haciendo solo,descifrandoaquella quemaduray escribí la primera línea vaga,vaga, sin cuerpo, pura,tonteríapura sabiduríadel que no sabe nada,y vi de prontoel cielodesgranadoy abierto.
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It is arrogance in us to call frankness, fairness and chivalry 'masculine' when we see them in a woman; it is arrogance in them, to describe a man's sensitiveness or tact or tenderness as 'feminine'.
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Male Message 1 is subconsciously experienced by the boy like this: ‘Some girls in my class already look like movie stars. If they wanted me as much as I want them, then I’d know I was okay. They are genetic celebrities. I am a genetic groupie.’
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That boy of 17 who shot himself in my house really ended it for us. And although we occasionally saw each other for the sake of the children, it was the end of our personal relationship.
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The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll always know that. It's a weird thing where you can kind of feel where you're at in Chicago, and when I was downtown, I was like, 'Oh, it feels more open over here. That must be east.' It felt like a little secret thing.
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Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.
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Because of my intense hopes for the youth of China, I feel very keenly my responsibility for their future success or failure. The fate of China lies in their hands. The responsibility for organizing and training them to become worthy citizens of China, able to undertake the tasks of Resistance and Reconstruction, is mine; I cannot evade it.
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The things we do to our children - most of the evil in the world is not done with bad intentions but with the best intentions ever.
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Cats can derive their nutrition from the air they breathe until you get the message that the Fish Fin Buffet you put in their bowl three days ago will never be acceptable.
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I moved out of home when I was 15.
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'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future.
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Personally I think there is no doubt that sub-atomic energy is available all around us, and that one day man will release and control its almost infinite power. We cannot prevent him from doing so and can only hope that he will not use it exclusively in blowing up his next door neighbour. (1936)
