William Henry Bragg Quotes

Sound is a movement which is handed on from atom to atom in a gas through which the sound is passing, just as a chain of workers pass buckets of water to a fire. The quicker the workers move their hands and arms, the quicker the water moves.

William Henry Bragg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: July 2, 1862 - March 12, 1942

Topics

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I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.

Jill Soloway

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You hear people say, 'Well, I was going to say this, but I knew I couldn't get through it without crying.' Well, like, think of all the great things we didn't hear because of that.

Jennifer Palmieri

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But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that are very fundamental to the decision-making process.

Stone Gossard

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The gospel is the power of God for salvation for all who believe, not just old, black grandmothers or not just old, white Republican guys.

Trip Lee

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I did a Christmas movie where I played Mrs. Claus because my children's favorite movie of all time was a Christmas movie that my father did in which he played Santa, and I was like, 'How often do they make a movie about Mrs. Claus?' and, 'My kids will love this.'

Mira Sorvino

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It would be fun to be eighty-five and have a Broadway debut. That's the goal I'm shooting for. When they revive 'Driving Miss Daisy' for the seven-hundredth time.

Miriam Shor

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Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.

Jared Polis

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Nine out of ten people who are failing blame their failure on somebody else. And that is the common denominator of failure.

Jon Taffer

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That's probably a problem for some people in this business, they don't like to listen.

Desmond Harrington

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My father didn't want to ski alone, so he took me up to the mountains in order to basically bribe my mom to come with him.

Chloe Kim

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I ran into Ben McKenzie a couple of times on the streets of L.A., and we hung out one time, and that's it.

Chris Carmack

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Making films has been kind of my way of getting closer to God.

Corbin Bernsen

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