#mist

I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943. ↗

— John Pople

#award #cambridge #chemistry #college #concentrate

How do you come back? It's one step at a time. I'm optimistic because I don't know what else to be. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#because #come #else #how #i

The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#i #made #mistake #prejudice #stupid

Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake. ↗

— Alain Prost

#better #chance #could #different #good

The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things. ↗

— Colin Quinn

#make #many #mistake #more #people

It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot of actors make, particularly young ones, is allowing themselves to feel that they're the finished articles, the bee's knees, and it's not true. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#allowing #articles #bee #feel #finished

I get constantly mistaken for Elijah Wood. I was in Japan and someone held out a photo of him for me to sign. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#elijah #get #held #him #i

Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#both #confidence #country #eternal #instilled

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect. ↗

— Dan Rather

#campaigns #compete #covering #editors #empathize

This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes; I make mistakes. With more than 50 years as a journalist, I have at least had the opportunity to blow more stories, make more mistakes than maybe anybody in television. ↗

— Dan Rather

#art #best #blow #crude #day