James Gleick Quotes

The Fifties and Sixties were years of unreal optimism about weather forecasting. Newspapers and magazines were filled with hope for weather science, not just for prediction but for modification and control. Two technologies were maturing together: the digital computer and the space satellite.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 1, 1954

Topics

HopeScienceTogetherOptimismSpace

I don't have to muzzle myself when I'm a civilian. When you're a governor, you kind of have to do it, because you represent the whole state. You have to leave your personal opinions to yourself a lot. I learned that.

Jesse Ventura

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For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

John Berger

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All experience helps when you write.

Jerome Lawrence

ExperienceYouWriteHelps

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

Joe Torre

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I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source.

Andrew Johnson

GreatDutyEconomySourceHold

If you look at my career... I couldn't possibly have chosen those subjects if I was thinking, 'That's a great commercial idea.' I'm not aware of a great musical where someone has done that.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

GreatThinkingSomeoneYouLook

Funerals are a pagan rite. There's not any doubt about it.

Steve Earle

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I always want to win, and it was time to win some club prizes, some titles. I never would have gone for the money, but wanted the chance to get a bit further in my career. And it turned out to be the right decision.

Robin Van Persie

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You should not remain in your comfort zone; if you want to make it big, you must challenge yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and succeed in doing well outside of your comfort areas.

Rohit Sharma

ChallengeYourselfSucceedDoingYou

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

Mika

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Racists seem obsessed by the idea that illegal workers - the hardest-working, poorest people in America - are somehow getting away with something, sneaking goodies that should be for Americans. You can always avoid this problem by having no social services. This is the refreshing Texas model, and it works a treat.

Molly Ivins

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I wouldn't want to be 20 again for anything.

Monica Bellucci

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