Luis Walter Alvarez Quotes
When I received my B. S. degree in 1932, only two of the fundamental particles of physics were known.
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I couldn't love a woman who inspired me to be totally disinterested. If I fell in love with a woman for an artistic reason, or from the point of view of my work, I think it would rob her of something.
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Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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The difference between brown and white rice is that the former is not milled. With the outer bran and germ intact, the rice is therefore chewier and nuttier.
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I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
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To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswald acted alone is something I certainly wouldn't have predicted. But time and evidence can change the way we view things.
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The Founders believed liberty came directly from God. With their knowledge of Scripture, they knew each child was made in the image of God. That is why everyone had dignity, value and worth.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.
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I don't have the activist temperament. I like listening to divergent points of view and hearing people out. I like getting along. I even like being liked, although activists of any stripe should get rid of that handicap at the outset.
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I never really got paid for 'Tell It Like Is,' but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn't be here now. That's okay. I'm here. And I'm still singing the song.
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Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.
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It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly what you want. It's a great feeling, and there's nothing like it.
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Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
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You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you're going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.
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According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world.
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In a painting, you can't make out whether the artist painted the left eye before the right eye. In Chinese calligraphy, you can see the progression of the artist's stroke.
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Alan Greenspan is unskilled; you don't take the unskilled seriously.
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While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.
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All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.
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My lord, I have heard that your father was a military man. Was that the case?
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Remember, men need laughter sometimes more than food.
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...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.
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When I received my B. S. degree in 1932, only two of the fundamental particles of physics were known.
