#bent

I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil. ↗

— Uri Geller

#because #bent #claimed #contraceptive #her

As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted. ↗

— Monty Hall

#felt #got #help #i #incumbent

Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders). ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#additional #bipartisan #deeply #gain #incumbents

The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator may feel all the more lonely and uncertain. ↗

— Peter D. Mitchell

#cannot #colleagues #critics #either #feel

The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all. ↗

— Protagoras

#advice #anyone #athenians #city #else