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Vera Rubin Quotes

In a spiral galaxy, the ratio of dark-to-light matter is about a factor of ten. That's probably a good number for the ratio of our ignorance to knowledge. We're out of kindergarten, but only in about third grade.

Vera Rubin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 23, 1928 - December 25, 2016

Topics

Good Knowledge Ignorance Matter Out

My life changed because Bruce Springsteen got on a mic in front of me.

Jimmy Iovine

Life Me My Life Because Mic Changed

We get done with the game, and it's an absolute downpour 30 minutes later. That's when I thought God was telling me that's enough-time for you to go do something else.

John Elway

God Me Game Thought You Done

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Government Smart People Innocent

I started growing my hair out when I was, like, 22, 23. I just stopped cutting it.

Jonathan Van Ness

Hair Growing Out Started Just Like

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.

Donald Trump

Women January Day Men Government

People now don't die from prostate cancer, breast cancer, and some of the other things.

Chris Collins

People Die Now Cancer Things Some

Reason is the servant of instinct.

Clarence Day

Reason Servant Instinct

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

Aristotle

Knowledge Power Teacher Sign

I like to pick my causes and not be forced into doing something.

Tiger Woods

Doing Something Like Pick Forced

Work for most people is really very social, and the actual thinking is often done in community.

Tobias Wolff

Work Community People Thinking Done

I like to have a thing suggested rather than told in full. When every detail is given, the mind rests satisfied, and the imagination loses the desire to use its own wings.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Imagination Mind Detail Wings Desire

In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother.

Renzo Piano

Good Mother Attitude Quality People