Edward M. Purcell Quotes

The Nobel Prize, so long regarded in our science as the highest reward a man's work can earn, must bring to its recipient a most solemn sense of his debt to his fellow scientists and those of the past.

Edward M. Purcell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 30, 1912 - March 7, 1997

Topics

WorkSciencePastManLongReward

We're going to need oil and gas and coal for a long time if America wants to keep the lights on.

John S. Watson

TimeAmericaLongLightsLong Time

Marriage is no longer the main way in which societies regulate sexuality and parenting or organize the division of labor between men and women.

Stephanie Coontz

MarriageWomenParentingMenLabor

One of the first times that I went into a book store and saw a bunch of my books, my impulse was to put them all under my coat and run away so that no one else could see them, even though, of course, I wanted everyone to see them.

Stacey D'Erasmo

BookRunFirstEveryoneSeeSaw

I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho.' I think as a book about New York in the '80s it was pretty excellent.

Jay McInerney

FriendNew YorkBookThinkAmerican

Interstate highways dull the reality of place and distance almost as effectively as jetliners do: I loathe their scary monotony.

Jonathan Raban

RealityPlaceDistanceScaryAlmost

For sure, my sneakers gotta match my jacket.

Dexter Darden

SneakersJacketSureMatchGotta

I'm just a small guy.

Demetrious Johnson

SmallGuyJust

I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished.

Christopher Paolini

StopPersonDiggingHoleFinished

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

Aliko Dangote

PowerAfricaOne ThingNumberThing

Kids don't come cheap.

Alissa Quart

CheapComeKids

Technology is something we buy to sell to the customers. Ericsson, Nokia and IBM do technology for a living, so let's give it to them because they know best. It has made the business model of Bharti very, very sustainable.

Sunil Mittal

BusinessTechnologyBestKnowLiving

Ian Smith thought his Rhodesia would last 1,000 years: it lasted less than 15.

Petina Gappah

ThoughtYearsLastWouldThanHis

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