Charles Francis Richter Quotes

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.

Charles Francis Richter

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 26, 1900 - September 30, 1985

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'Circuital' was just so much about us as a band. We captured every song live, including the main vocal. That is probably my favorite My Morning Jacket record because it's really the essence of us being us. The solo record is just a completely different essence of just me trying to figure out stuff.

Jim James

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In my column series 'The Main Thing', I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.

Jim Barksdale

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I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad.

Jet Li

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Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

Robert H. Schuller

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Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Jefferson Davis

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Representing not just the resurrection of a career, 1953 marked 37-year-old Frank Sinatra's creative emergence as the best singer of his century.

Steve Erickson

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I became a huge Reagan admirer.

Steve Bannon

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That's the best thing about being an actor. If you're in a baseball movie, you walk away knowing way more about baseball, or if you're in a sci-fi film, you learn way more about Comic-Con, and so I loved all that.

Topher Grace

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'Veep' has been one of the best rides of my life.

Tony Hale

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'No Hands' art goes straight back to Warhol. He was the first to use elves.

Tom Wolfe

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I've quoted Lost in America several times.

Robin Tunney

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I'm not intimidated by how people perceive me.

Dolly Parton

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