John Archibald Wheeler Quotes

Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp it - in a decade, a century, or a millennium - we will all say to each other, how could it have been otherwise? How could we have been so stupid?

John Archibald Wheeler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 9, 1911 - April 13, 2008

Topics

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Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives.

Andreas Schleicher

BetterSkillsDegreesJobsTranslate

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music and at the moment I listen a lot to house music.

Maud Welzen

MusicMomentHouseListenDifferent

I hate cellphones. They are not for good, they're for evil. They're for gossip.

Jeff Garlin

GoodHateEvilGossip

The business model is both the starting point and the scorecard for Customer Development progress.

Steve Blank

BusinessProgressCustomerStarting

The oil boom is providing Montanans an opportunity for good paying jobs.

Steve Bullock

GoodOpportunityOilBoomProviding

'Gossip Girl' was an adaptation that, although very different from a Marvel property, had a vocal fan base. On that show, we started off very nervous about making any changes from the book. As we got our sea legs underneath us, we became more bold.

Stephanie Savage

GirlSeaBookGossipBoldNervous

As we consider the shared values of the U.S. and India, due attention to the fundamental human right of religious freedom is of the utmost importance.

Trent Franks

FreedomAttentionValuesIndiaRight

No, well, my father's definitely not Christopher Walken.

Josh Lucas

FatherWellDefinitelyChristopher

I'm pretty transparent and clear about things. The things I do and the way I act are no different than I would expect of others. Mostly it's about being very clear about what we are trying to do and communicating a lot and showing absolute consistency and integrity about what I say and do.

Diane Greene

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We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Douglas Coupland

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There are opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry, so yes back home we are talking about investment opportunities in Morocco for various sectors of our economy and we will continue to do that.

Donald Evans

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There are a lot of people, who want to be writers, who stumble at a blank page. You could imagine an algorithm that could give writers a first draft or a starter kit, so it could enable people to be more prolific in their writing.

Philip M. Parker

PeopleWritingYouPageWantFirst

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