Simon Newcomb In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes. – Simon Newcomb Arrived Quotes Berlin Quotes Boxes Quotes Circle Quotes Event Quotes Eyes Quotes History Quotes Observatory Quotes Occurred Quotes October Quotes Transit Quotes One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement that had its effective start in so pure and simple an accident as that which led to the building of the great Washington telescope, and went on to the discovery of the satellites of Mars. When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck.
Eric Liu Throughout this country’s history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass. – Eric Liu
George Ayittey African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia. – George Ayittey
AttitudeTerry Teachout I am, as it happens, a baby boomer, but not one who feels any broad-gauge nostalgia for the ’60s and ’70s. My attitude resembles that of my parents, who were born in the ’20s and lived through the Great Depression and World War II. – Terry Teachout
Pope Benedict XVI All the great works of art, the cathedrals – the Gothic cathedrals and the splendid Baroque churches – are a luminous sign of God, and thus are truly a manifestation, an epiphany of God. – Pope Benedict XVI
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