Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.
I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in our knowledge, which mankind may then proceed to use for purposes of destruction. My answer is that this is not the tragedy of the scientist; it is the tragedy of mankind.
If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.
Three stages of truth for scientists: It's not true. If it is true, it's not very important. We knew it all along.
You may assume infinite ignorance and unlimited intelligence.
We turned the switch, saw the flashes, watched for ten minutes, then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for sorrow.
The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're on the news. That, I think, is valuable.
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
Let's say I'm on the policy wonk end of the spectrum. As much as I can dive into a briefing book and really work to master various subjects that come before my desk, I'm still not an expert on a huge amount of the stuff that we work on.
I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. "Surprise attack," I said. Sam leaned down and kissed me back, his mouth lingering on mine, teeth grazing my lower lip, making me shiver. "Surprise attack back. " "Sneaky," I said, my voice breathier than I intended.