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Arthur Compton Quotes: Life in the twentieth century undeniably has ... such richness, joy and adventure as were unknown to our ancestors except in their dreams.
         

Life in the twentieth century undeniably has ... such richness, joy and adventure as were unknown to our ancestors except in their dreams.


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Science can have no quarrel with a religion which postulates a God to whom men are His children.

Science can have no quarrel with a religion which postulates a God to whom men are His children.



At your next breath each of you will probably inhale half a dozen or so of the molecules of Caesar’s last breath.

At your next breath each of you will probably inhale half a dozen or so of the molecules of Caesar’s last breath.



It is primarily through the growth of science and technology that man has acquired those attributes which distinguish him from the animals, which have indeed made it possible for him to become human.

It is primarily through the growth of science and technology that man has acquired those attributes which distinguish him from the animals, which have indeed made it possible for him to become human.



My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd.

My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd.



To make the moral achievement implicit in science a source of strength to civilization, the scientist will have to have the cooperation also of the philosopher and the religious teacher.

To make the moral achievement implicit in science a source of strength to civilization, the scientist will have to have the cooperation also of the philosopher and the religious teacher.



If co-operation, is thus the lifeblood of science and technology, it is similarly vital to society as a whole.

If co-operation, is thus the lifeblood of science and technology, it is similarly vital to society as a whole.



Twenty thousand years ago the family was the social unit. Now the social unit has become the world, in which it may truthfully be said that each person's welfare affects that of every other.

Twenty thousand years ago the family was the social unit. Now the social unit has become the world, in which it may truthfully be said that each person's welfare affects that of every other.





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Nothing determines who we will become so much as those things we choose to ignore.

Nothing determines who we will become so much as those things we choose to ignore.



I resolved to move just a little bit more slowly through the world, to look around myself with greater care, and to try to remain conscious of all that was going on around me at all times.

I resolved to move just a little bit more slowly through the world, to look around myself with greater care, and to try to remain conscious of all that was going on around me at all times.



Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior



Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.

Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.



And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen.

And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen.



That's your life. Get used to it. Don't get mad at me- you married him.

That's your life. Get used to it. Don't get mad at me- you married him.



Why do You Send Fools To judge My Work?

Why do You Send Fools To judge My Work?



The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19.

The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19.



You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.



My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it's ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out.

My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it's ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out.




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