Arthur Eddington Quotes
The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications.
Quotes to Explore
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I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.
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I used to always buy clothes too big, but I should have showed off instead of covering up.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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There is a kind of misconception that Asian-Americans are not as American as European-Americans.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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There are varieties of Spanglish. There's Spanglish spoken by Cuban Americans in Miami called cubonics is different from Mexican American Spanglish, but thanks to the Internet, thanks to radio and television, thanks to what is happening in the classrooms, in the streets in the restaurants, we are finding a middle ground.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing. it's really fun and awesome that we're the only girls, because we can tackle issues that guys can't sing about.
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When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.
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I mean, '8½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.
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Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.
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Confidence, of course is an admirable asset to a golfer, but it should be an unspoken confidence. It is perilous to put it into speech. The gods of golf lie in wait to chasten the presumptious.
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For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
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I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.
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My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.
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The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications.
