There is nothing quite like the moral absolutism of the young. " -Hodge
Now I know what the atom looks like.
All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.
When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up we shall have found the greatest secret of all — except life. We shall have found the basis of everything — of the earth we walk on, of the air we breathe, of the sunshine, of our physical body itself, of everything in the world, however great or however small — except life.
Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting.
Never say, "I tried it once and it did not work. "
A theory that you can't explain to a bartender is probably no damn good.
I have attended operas, whenever I could not help it, for fourteen years now; I am sure I know of no agony comparable to the listening to an unfamiliar opera.
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are easy to learn.
For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very, very easy to play. . . . I think one of the scenes is almost eight minutes.
It is our argument that a sufficiently low price can turn a security of mediocre quality into a sound investment opportunity - provided that the buyer is informed and experienced and he practices adequate diversification. For, if the price is low enough to create a substantial margin of safety, the security thereby meets our criterion of investment.