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John Polanyi Quotes

Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: hungarian
Birth: January 23, 1929

Topics

Journey Science End You Dissent

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.

Travel Forever Seek Us Souls Some

Direction and all is not my cup of tea. It's not an easy job.

Job Tea Direction Easy Cup

I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away.

Respect Men Together Treat Find

Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny.

Funny Fun People Chocolate Young

When I came in, Haiti was not governed by Haitians anymore. Probably mostly by NGOs. And that has done what to Haiti? It has weakened our institution.

Michel Martelly

Done Haiti Institution Our NGOs

I'm generally risk averse, and most great entrepreneurs I know are as well.

Great Know Risk Well Most Averse

Jazz musicians don't make any money, so I might as well make some on the market. I pick my own stocks - Microsoft, Dell - the tech stocks, the breadwinners.

Money Musicians Jazz My Own Own

Some of my favorite harmonics are located between frets. There are two really cool ones between the 2nd and 3rd frets that I use a lot.

Dimebag Darrell

Cool Two Favorite Between Some Use

All along, I did what I was comfortable doing, which was to play the music I enjoyed and try to stretch the parameters a bit. Country and bluegrass and folk were my foundation.

Music Foundation Doing Country Play

It's not like I wake up every morning and just can't wait to write. It is my job. It's much easier to not write. I'd rather read. This is my income. This is what supports my family. Having a child is a pretty big incentive to keep working.

Family Morning Job Child Wait Write

Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning.

Life Work Music I Am My Life Dark

Art is an investigation.

Art Investigation

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