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A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.
A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the read more
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.
Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. read more
You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. I don't think there's anything man wasn't meant to know. There are just some stupid things that people shouldn't do.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
The healthy, the strong individual, is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he has an read more
The healthy, the strong individual, is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he has an abscess on his knee or in his soul.
