Quotes of: Francis Keyword

When the moon covers the sun, we have a solar eclipse. What do you call it when birds do that?

Kim Young-ha

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

Leo Durocher

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

Leo Durocher

The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered.

Lee Greenwood

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.

Laura Hillenbrand

When you're reaching out to people beyond the scientific community, image does matter.

Lisa Randall

I would say it's important for scientists to speak out when they can and when they can be listened to.

Lisa Randall

What makes me different as a scientist is that I'm kind of imaginative. The ideas just happen.

Lisa Randall

You have principles. You test them as accurately as you can. Eventually, they might break down.

Lisa Randall

I started out working on supersymmetry. The theory predicts that for every particle we know about, there will be an additional particle.

Lisa Randall

Einstein, in the special theory of relativity, proved that different observers, in different states of motion, see different realities.

Leonard Susskind

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find a face of his own.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast.

Logan Pearsall Smith

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

Len Wein

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

Len Wein

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

Len Wein

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.

Len Wein

In the modern desktop environment, with multitasking and alerts and constant activity, there are always more distractions. When you're at a computer, your hands are always on the controls.

Marco Arment

Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.

Marco Arment

What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.

Mustafa Akyol