#bj

After developing a primitive theory (1968) I therefore did not pursue this subject. However, the work was taken up by others and in 1974 the first experiments were done in the ISR. ↗

— Simon van der Meer

#developing #did #done #experiments #first

The essential attribute of a new sense is, not the perception of external objects or influences which ordinarily do not act upon the senses, but that external causes should excite in it a new and peculiar kind of sensation different from all the sensations of our five senses. ↗

— Johannes P. Muller

#attribute #causes #different #essential #excite

As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment. ↗

— Myriam Miedzian

#definition #itself #judging #judgment #long

We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#also #democracy #destruction #elimination #freedom

Today not even a universal fire could make the torrential poetic production of our time disappear. But it is exactly a question of production, that is, of hand-made products which are subject to the laws of taste and fashion. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

#disappear #even #exactly #fashion #fire

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her. ↗

— Lucretia Mott

#find #her #priestcraft #subjected #woman

It's not the act of arrogance to draw, it's humbling - you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to the subject. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#arrogance #cases #draw #feel #god-given

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable. ↗

— Carre Otis

#controversial #exposing #feel #judgment #making

It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#please #reader #subjects #task

Man is an end in himself. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#life #objectivism #philosophy #success #life