Burton Richter Quotes

In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me.

Burton Richter

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TechnologyMeInterestingYearFirst

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

IdeasSituationFailJustWordSave

I'm not going to impose my vision on the people of Puerto Rico.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

VisionPeoplePuerto RicoGoingRico

Maybe thermoelectricity will be able to power a tablet someday.

Ann Makosinski

PowerWillSomedayAbleMaybe

Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight.

Mathias Rust

TimeConflictWorldKeyImpactFind

I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.

Josh Gad

LifeAmazingStoryThinkLanguage

I know my life is full of awkward pauses, and I think it's hilarious.

Josh Hutcherson

LifeThinkMy LifeKnowAwkward

Because the New Testament provides the primary historical source for information on the resurrection, many critics during the 19th century attacked the reliability of these biblical documents.

Josh McDowell

InformationNewResurrectionCritics

Some of these guys wear beards to make them look intimidating, but they don't look so tough when they have to deliver the ball. Their abilities and their attitudes don't back up their beards.

Don Drysdale

ToughLookBackBack UpBallUp

When you're a choreographer and you put so much into a routine that's emotionally driven, those are like my ideas and my little babies that I have here and then I put them out there and they're there to be judged and looked at. When it's all over, it's just such a relief.

Derek Hough

IdeasYouRoutineOverOutLittle

I have always told my subordinates that when they commit any mistakes, the blame must be laid on the superior officers.

Chiang Kai-shek

MistakesBlameAlwaysSuperiorMust

There's no question in my mind of the value in technology in fueling young minds. Like any other tool, if you simply throw it in the classroom and don't consider how best to take advantage of that tool, and you try the old ways with a new piece of technology on the desk, it's no panacea.

Craig Federighi

TechnologyBestValueMindYouNew

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my dues. I think I have been lucky.

Colin Firth

StruggleThinkLuckyPaidBeenDues

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