William Shockley Quotes

My decision to come to Bell Telephone Laboratories immediately after obtaining my Ph.D. in 1936 was strongly influenced by the fact that my supervisor would be C. J. Davisson.

William Shockley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 13, 1910 - August 12, 1989

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The secret of food lies in memory - of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is.

Jerry Saltz

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We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation.

Andrew Young

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We had an exercise in speech class in school, impromptu speaking, that I was always real good at.

John Mellencamp

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I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.

Stephen Amell

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As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

Steven Van Zandt

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I'm so glad I didn't go into the big-music industry until I was 19 or 20.

Sigrid

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In America, the first thing people say is, 'What do you do?'

Simon Helberg

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Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the power and soul of gospel music. In fact, many of today's popular artists such as Whitney Houston, John Legend, and Katy Perry started their careers in the church choir.

Marvin Sapp

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My real name - my real name is Jennifer Caban.

Molly Crabapple

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Republican government - self-government by the people - is at the heart of what it means to be free.

Josh Hawley

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Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Dick Schaap

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Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

David Viscott

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