Raymond Davis, Jr. Quotes

Every time four protons are turned into a helium nucleus, two neutrinos are produced. These neutrinos take only two seconds to reach the surface of the Sun and another eight minutes or so to reach the Earth. Thus, neutrinos tell us what happened in the center of the Sun eight minutes ago.

Raymond Davis, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 14, 1914 - May 31, 2006

Topics

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It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.

John Ashcroft

WaitHelpCrimeSomethingIdeaThen

Being under the microscope meant I was never given any slack. I still managed to screw up plenty in life, mind you, but in the things I really cared about - the legal work, or the stories I was telling as a writer, or the office I built in government - I wasn't left a lot of margin for error. It's kept me driven.

Ronan Farrow

LifeWorkGovernmentMindMeLegal

During the Jim Crow era, poll taxes and literacy tests kept the African-Americans from polls. But today, felon disenfranchisement laws accomplished what poll taxes and literacy tests ultimately could not, because those laws were struck down. But felony disenfranchisement laws had been allowed to stand.

Michelle Alexander

TodayStandDownTaxesLiteracy

We cannot stop what we cannot see.

Michael McCaul

StopSeeCannotWe Cannot

I can't put much weight into whether the public likes me because the more important thing is that, as an actor, I can truly say that there's not a single director or actor who I've worked with who'd have a bad thing to say about me.

Miles Teller

MeBadI CanImportantSayActor

If I never have to write another word about cricket again, I'll be a happy man.

Joseph O'Neill

ManHappyCricketNeverWriteAgain

It's a story of little girls who are pressed into working in sweat shops in games, who spend all day doing repetitive grinding tasks like making shirts, which are then converted into gold and sold on eBay.

Cory Doctorow

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I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

Anselm Kiefer

BelieveDesignI BelieveEmptyMost

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Auguste Rodin

TimeExperienceYouNothingWaste

'Deadwood' was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. I just loved that show.

Timothy Omundson

AmazingLovedExperiencesShowJust

Sometimes, as an actor - and I've witnessed this with other actors that I've worked with - you don't realize that it's not all about the actor.

Krysten Ritter

YouSometimesActorRealizeAbout

I would never say I was an icon, but so many people have said I am, so I suppose I am. I mean, I can't not be what everyone says I am. But I don't feel like an icon.

Jane Goodall

I AmPeopleFeelSaidSayNever

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