This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of an astronomical object, depending on the range of wavelengths being measured. – Charles Francis Richter
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. – Elizabeth Hardwick
After all, it is not where one washes one’s neck that counts but where one moistens one’s throat. – Djuna Barnes
Barley, where it succeeds, yields a larger weight of feed per acre than any other small grain crop. – David F. Houston
There’s no such thing as the contemporary novel. Before I seem the complete reactionary, let me add that I’ve happily joined in many discussions about ‘the contemporary novel’ where what that usually, unproblematically means is novels that have appeared recently or may appear soon. – Graham Swift
It was in the sugar hacienda in Negros, Panay and in Central Luzon where I saw the injustices heaped upon the sugar workers, particularly the sacadas, or seasonal workers. – F. Sionil Jose
We can’t possibly fight all the terrorists in all the countries where they exist because we don’t have the money or manpower to do so. – Michael Huffington
I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t have to do that as much. – Michelle Branch
I think HTML5 is one area where Mozilla has done very poorly at actually communicating what we have done. – Mitchell Baker
I took what I’ve been given, and I got where I did on the basis of something that is often undervalued – merit. – Gianluigi Buffon
I did a movie where my character was obsessed with Bruce Lee, so I learned everything about Bruce Lee, read everything, watched his movies. – Dakota Johnson
I’m not the sort of writer who can plan out things. Mostly I have no idea where I’m going. – Chang-Rae Lee
