Irving Langmuir Quotes

History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.

Irving Langmuir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1881 - August 16, 1957

Topics

ScienceHistoryHumanWithoutPure

I am Jim Gray, and I am the guy who is going to beat Rand Paul.

Jim Gray

I AmGrayBeatGuyGoingWho

The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.

Joe Biden

HopeMiddleMiddle EastEastHopeful

I come from a position where it seems like I have an addictive quality to everything in my life.

John Grant

LifeQualityMy LifeEverythingCome

The one thing that I do is take really complicated systems and subjects and make them accessible to regular people.

Matt Taibbi

PeopleComplicatedTakeOne Thing

Looks aren't a big thing to me. I keep reading these articles in fan magazines about me, and I don't even know who they're talking about. It's boring.

Matt Dillon

MeReadingTalkingLooksKnowBig

The press is largely directed at white society or the so-called electorate whose values are laced with racial prejudice against black people.

Steven Biko

PeopleSocietyBlackValuesWhite

It's nice being able to speak for myself. Every interview I did for so many years and every time I was in front of the camera, pre-Twitter, there was no way for me to speak for myself. Every interview started with, 'What was it like to work for this man?'

Rose McGowan

WorkTimeMyselfManMeSpeak

I think I was never home when I was directing, because you're either prepping, shooting, or editing, and then acting at the same time. It's really time-consuming, but it was great fun.

Miguel Ferrer

HomeGreatTimeFunThinkActing

David Lander and I met in September of 1965. We were both students at Carnegie Tech, as it was then known. Before the Mellon money came in.

Michael McKean

MoneyStudentsSeptemberTechKnown

People like controversy because that's what sells.

Miley Cyrus

PeopleControversyBecauseLike

Making people laugh is the only thing I've ever done naturally.

Dominic Holland

PeopleLaughDoneOnlyMakingEver

I go to the movies at least five times a week, and after a while everything becomes a blur to me.

David Sedaris

MeBlurWeekGoMoviesEverything

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