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Simon Newcomb Quotes

Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse, clouds prevent a sight of it; and yet a sense of relief accompanies the disappointment.

Simon Newcomb

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: mathematician
Nationality: canadian
Birth: March 12, 1835 - July 11, 1909

Topics

Clouds Disappointment World Traveled

I'm a teacher, so much of what I'm doing remains in the abstract. But I also support a lot of educational initiatives that support kids to really get out there and work hard in their communities. But I also think that we need poets in our country to inspire.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Work Teacher Support Work Hard Think

I know the power of going to Mount St. Helens, and to see that level of devastation is quite something - the power of tsunamis, etc. But it's human cruelty, the base level of humanity, that scares me most.

John Hillcoat

Power Me Humanity Know Human See

Everyone - particularly my female friends I speak to - all say 'I wouldn't be in my twenties again if I was paid.' It's a difficult time.

Miranda Hart

Time Speak Friends Say Difficult

Because videogames are so inherently influenced by movies, to take a movie and literally create a videogame out of it, you're immediately setting limitations and expectations on what that game can be.

Josh Trank

Game Expectations You Create Movies

I get an incredible thrill and satisfaction from seeing somebody with Apple's tell-tale white earbuds. But I'm constantly haunted by thoughts of, is it good enough? Is there any way we could have made it better?

Jonathan Ive

Good Thoughts Better Enough Seeing

We need to get out of the way of the small business owner - and big business owners - and allow them to do what government can only dream of doing: creating jobs and thereby creating wealth.

Diane Hendricks

Business Government Small Doing Way

Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.

Corey Hawkins

Character Time Responsibility Deep

Sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes not. But I'm an instinctual player.

Asdrubal Cabrera

Wrong Sometimes Player Instinctual

The way I looked when I started modelling - I was a skinny schoolgirl, stuffing tissues into my little 32A bra. I wasn't trying to be that thin; I was perfectly healthy, but still - that look is a total impossibility for women over the age of 20. Fashion has a lot to answer for, doesn't it?

Twiggy

Women Age Fashion Trying Look Way

Music is my wife, and acting is my girlfriend.

Mark Salling

Music Wife Acting Girlfriend

But I don't sit down at dinner and have clever ideas.

Mark Rylance

Ideas Dinner Down Clever Sit

When they return home from serving our country, our National Guard and Reserve members shouldn't have to be confronted with red tape in order to access the benefits they've earned fighting for our country.

Kirsten Gillibrand

Home Red Fighting Country Serving