De Gennes Theory Quotes & Sayings

There's a cliff at the end point of a person's life; most us of peer over the edge of it, hanging on. That's why, when someone chooses to let go, it's so dramatically visible. The body will seem almost transparent. The eys will be looking at something the rest of us can't see. — Jodi Picoult

Deliberately she shrouded the light in her eyes, but it shone against her will in the faintly perceptible smile. — Leo Tolstoy

Despite being what would now be called a deprived child in a one parent family, I did not grow up with an urge to smash windows or to bash old ladies over the head in order to steal handbags. — Eva Hart

Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression — Amos Bronson Alcott

Futurists wanted to suggest movement by means of a dynamic painting; Duchamp applies the notion of delay - or, rather, or analysis - to movement. — Octavio Paz

You cannot write unless you write much. — W. Somerset Maugham

Respect all fear none my pride is everything — Nas

Maturity implies otherness ... The art of living is the art of living with. — Julius Gordon

Warren Buffett said that he would not invest in any business where the owner hasn't failed at least twice. I love that truly wealthy and successful people understand that failure is part of the process. — Steve Harvey

I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight ... I agree. — Koren Zailckas

The only way you can acquire anything is by writing a cheque. At the end of the day you're writing a personal cheque, which tends to concentrate the mind. — Martin Naughton

I have emphasized experiments more than theory. Of course, we need some theory when thinking of soft matter. — Pierre-Gilles De Gennes