Charles Francis Richter Quotes

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.

Charles Francis Richter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ExperienceProblemMoreSinglePeak

True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In this way, the U.S. can provide and express ideals that strike a chord in humans everywhere - a declaration of independence on behalf of all the peoples of the world.

Maurice Saatchi

WorldIndependenceStrikeTrueWay

Definitely, as I get older and my taste buds change, I want to do different things. I'm not ready for directing yet, you know, maybe when I get my big boy voice; I don't have that yet, but right now definitely producing for sure.

Michael B. Jordan

ChangeVoiceYouReadyKnowWant

I'm a really slow writer. What I need to start writing on any given day, is a kernel, a line of dialogue, anything I can sense concretely.

Diana Gabaldon

DayWritingStartSlowI CanNeed

Much as I loved doing 'The Big Breakfast,' it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on.

Denise Van Outen

BreakfastBrainLovedDoingNeed

It's a relaxed intensity I've got to live my life in.

Donald Cerrone

LifeLiveMy LifeGotRelaxed

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

Chris Hemsworth

MeFeelSituationReadyDangerous

There's a band called Pantera that I listen to, and then Metallica's 'And Justice for All.' If you listen to a little bit of that before you go on stage, you're pretty much set for the whole show.

Christina Grimmie

JusticeYouGoListenBandStage

The problem is the myths of Area 51 are hard to dispute if no one can speak on the record about what actually happened there.

Annie Jacobsen

SpeakProblemHardMythsHappened

McCain courted in 2008 what I would call 'fringe' evangelicals, in part because evangelicals were skeptical of his commitment to values voters. McCain's embrace of Palin came after having to scuttle endorsements from John Hagee and Rod Parsley, charismatics who believed in Armageddon and fiercely supported Israel.

Anthea Butler

CommitmentValuesEmbraceIsraelWho

I'm not a good hipster - if I let my moustache grow for weeks, it just looks like I have dirt on my face. I'll never have a glorious handlebar moustache.

Win Butler

GoodFaceGrowLooksNeverDirt

My mother was an elementary school teacher for 35 years and taught at the Nixon School in New Jersey. I was raised as a very liberal Democrat, and she was protesting Nixon when he was in office.

Peter Dinklage

MotherTeacherSchoolNewOffice

Video is so primal. When you can hear a person talking about the project, and can see his or her passion, it is unbelievably powerful. I don't want to make it seem like projects without a video fail.

Perry Chen

PassionTalkingYouPowerfulPerson

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