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Gabriel Lippmann Quotes

The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work. Progress may continue.

Gabriel Lippmann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality:
Birth: August 16, 1845 - July 13, 1921

Topics

Work Progress Portrait Long Sunlight

There's a point I set for myself, and it's an arbitrary point, when I think no matter happens, I'm going to finish that book. And that's when I get to page 100. I have to see it out.

Joanna Scott

Myself Book Think Page Matter See

The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect.

Jessie Buckley

I Am People Looking Perfect Outside

At some level it's still hard for me to admit that my father died. I can talk about it and around it, but those two words. 'He died.' What can that possibly mean? That I won't get to hear his voice again?

Jennifer Grant

Father Words Me Voice I Can Admit

I think in L.A., every night they're going out somewhere. So you have this culture of dressing up.

Jenny Packham

Culture Night Think You Dressing Up

It was a great thing for the Blues boys to do in terms of shaving their hair off for me. The whole squad did it. At first I thought it was only going to be a handful of boys, but fair play, they all did it, and a few of the coaches as well.

Matthew Rees

Great Me Hair Thought Blues Play

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Steve Jobs

Life Failure Fear Death Me Choices

Singapore is a natural gateway for international firms looking to access Asia and for Asian businesses to access the world.

Tony Tan

World Looking Asian Singapore Asia

'Longtime Companion' was really the first movie that I know of that addressed the problem of AIDS. This was back in the '80s that we did this.

Tony Shalhoub

Problem Back Know First Companion

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.

Rita Ora

Good Me Good Person You Back Person

You can't have a healthy society unless you have healthy companies that are making a profit, that are employing people and that are growing.

Michael Porter

People Society You Profit Healthy

There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world.

Miranda Otto

Women Intelligence World Successful

The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky.

Chris O'Dowd

Fame Kind Lucky Been Happened Very