Richard Smalley I was born in Akron, Ohio, on June 6, 1943, one year to the day before D-Day, the allied invasion at Normandy. The youngest of four children, I was brought up in a wonderfully stable, loving family of strong Midwestern values. – Richard Smalley Akron Quotes Allied Quotes Born Quotes Brought Quotes Children Quotes Day Quotes Dday Quotes Family Quotes Invasion Quotes June Quotes Loving Quotes Midwestern Quotes Normandy Quotes Ohio Quotes Stable Quotes Strong Quotes Values Quotes Wonderfully Quotes Until late in life, I was never quite good enough for my father, and I suppose that is part of what drives me even now, well after his death in 1992. Carbon has this genius of making a chemically stable, two-dimensional, one-atom-thick membrane in a three-dimensional world. And that, I believe, is going to be very important in the future of chemistry and technology in general.
Alexandra Stoddard The home is the center of your soul; it’s a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside. – Alexandra Stoddard
Alistair Brownlee As a family, we were always active. Lots of walking, lots of running as well as riding bikes with dad. – Alistair Brownlee
Cynthia Ozick I think that fanaticism is terrific. As long as you don’t have to live with it. Oh, yes, nobody should marry a writer. – Cynthia Ozick
Richard C Armitage Being thought of as sexy makes one employable, but it’s not going to last forever, so I try not to think about it. It’s like something that exists outside of me. – Richard C Armitage
Pete Hamill The Tammany guys, many of them were corrupt. They were still around when I was a boy. You knew the Tammany guys’ name. – Pete Hamill
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