Simon van der Meer Quotes

I visited the Gymnasium in The Hague and passed my final examination (in the sciences section) in 1943.

Simon van der Meer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: November 24, 1925

Topics

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As Brits, we love a do, don't we? I adore our national celebrations. If I see a gold coach, you almost need to put me in a straitjacket, I get so excited.

Joanna Lumley

LoveMeGoldYouNeedCoach

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

Joan Blades

BetterElectionsGotVoterPercent

By fostering the economic health and vitality of local communities throughout the country, community banks play a central role in our national economy. One important aspect of that role is to serve as a primary source of credit for the small businesses that are responsible for creating a substantial proportion of all new jobs.

Jerome Powell

CommunityHealthSmallCreditPlay

When a change in how some element of one's business is conducted becomes an order of magnitude larger than what that business is accustomed to, then all bets are off.

Andy Grove

ChangeBusinessOrderOffThanSome

I would never deny the importance of the media, but I wouldn't go out of the way to splash my pictures all over town. I'd rather let my work do the talking.

Amisha Patel

WorkMediaTalkingPicturesGoWay

I just try to use my platform to praise God.

Tua Tagovailoa

GodTryPraiseJustUsePlatform

The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society.

Roy Jenkins

SocietyBetterDirtyBecomeBeen

I began to meet young men and women who talked about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and while I cherish my Catholic upbringing and the foundation that it poured in my faith, that had not been a part of my experience.

Mike Pence

WomenFaithRelationshipExperience

I used to love playing football in high school. I played with the same guys for 10 years.

Mickey Rourke

LoveFootballSchoolHigh School

The pace of technological change in recent years has been both impressive and positive for consumers.

Mike Ferguson

PositiveChangeYearsTechnological

Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.

Missy Elliott

WomenDownSometimesSeriouslyFoot

I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you.

Jonathan Pryce

YourselfPeopleShoppingDoingYou

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