Hannes Alfven Quotes

Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.

Hannes Alfven

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: May 30, 1908 - April 2, 1995

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TodayPeopleBelieveUniverseLand

People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble. The trick is not to fall back on the things you've done before.

Andre Previn

FunPeopleBlackThinkMagicYou

Has anyone ever said, 'I wish I could go to more meetings today'?

Matt Mullenweg

TodayMeetingsWishGoSaidMore

You want to enjoy making a movie - it's a wonderful, collaborative thing.

Tony Kaye

EnjoyYouWantWonderfulMovie

I run or walk three times a week. I do Pilates, too, which is amazing - it makes you longer and leaner.

Martine McCutcheon

WalkAmazingWeekYouThreeRun

You see, the thing is, if you don't do anything to your face, and you get old, and you can stand up, and you can remember your lines, the work is there.

Judy Parfitt

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It's good that I managed to hoodwink so many people. I am actually not that nice a person.

Jarvis Cocker

GoodI AmPeoplePersonNiceMany

A politics that defines itself by difference holds no appeal for me.

Douglas Alexander

PoliticsMeDifferenceDefinesHolds

Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's a pleasure.

Colm Toibin

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You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.

Constance Wu

YouPlease EveryoneWrongNever

On a film you can really get away with learning the scene the night before and that's often just not possible with TV, so you have to be a little bit more prepared a little bit more in advance.

Claire Danes

LearningNightYouPossibleMore

I'm the policy-maker; I'm the lawmaker.

Chuck Grassley

ThinkBetterI ThinkLess

Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.

Bob Filner

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