Clyde Tombaugh Quotes

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

Clyde Tombaugh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 4, 1906 - January 17, 1997

Topics

EducationHopeCollegeToughSee

I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.

Jim Wallis

FaithThinkPresidentRealSincere

I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.

Andrew Davies

LoveEndWriteAlwaysLove Stories

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

Ann Patchett

SleepWritingVoiceI CanNowWrite

Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.

Amber Valletta

GoodDreamsFutureArtPastPresent

I was recruited to teach 9-year-olds. I taught for two years.

Sting

TeachTwoYearsTaught

If you think your average Trump voter in Ohio hates Washington, you should see what Washington thinks about the Trump voter in Ohio.

Tucker Carlson

ThinkYouWashingtonSeeAverage

Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness.

Robert Casey

GoodPowerManPoliticalSenseWho

There's lots of bad things about teaching, but the really good thing is that you get to be around young people - irritating as they are.

Louise Wilson

GoodPeopleYouBadYoungThings

People with big ideas worry. They lie awake at night and fret as they try to climb up the social or financial ladder. They probably feel proud of themselves for what they've achieved, but I'm proud of the fact that I've done very little - and hence have little to worry about - and I've still got somewhere.

Lisa Jewell

LiePeopleIdeasClimbNightProud

I think if somebody is so set in their ways about what they feel about something - and you get this a lot in academia, of course, and also different sorts of journalism too - you're going to sweep under the carpet the facts that don't suit your thesis. And I think that happens quite a lot in the courtroom, for instance.

Jon Ronson

ThinkFactsFeelYouJournalismGet

Having had polio never held me back as I got older. Although having one leg smaller than the other isn't much fun, I could always get about without any trouble. Luckily, in the music industry, everyone was only interested in my singing and playing and not the size of my legs.

Donovan

MusicFunMeSingingBackTrouble

My dreams kind of came through when I went to see the cinema.

Debbie Reynolds

DreamsCinemaKindSeeThroughCame

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