Goeppert Mayer Quotes & Sayings

Businessmen have a different set of delusions from politicians; and need, therefore, different handling. They are, however, much milder than politicians, at the same time allured and terrified by the glare of publicity ... You could do anything you like with them, if you would treat them (even the big ones) not as wolves and tigers, but as domestic animals by nature, even though they have been badly brought up and not trained as you would wish. — John Maynard Keynes

The shell model, although proposed by theoreticians, really corresponds to the experimentalist's approach. It was born from a thorough study of the experimental data, plotting them in different ways, and looking for interconnections. — Maria Goeppert-Mayer

Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long. — Menander

Winning the prize wasn't half as exciting as doing the work itself. — Maria Goeppert-Mayer

We usually do not look into what is really there in front of us. We see life through a screen of thoughts and concepts, and we mistake those mental objects for reality. We get so caught up in this endless thought-stream that reality flows by unnoticed. We spend our time engrossed in activity, caught up in an eternal flight from pain and unpleasantness. We spend our energies trying to make ourselves feel better, trying to bury our fears. We are endlessly seeking security. Meanwhile, the world of real experience flows by untouched and untasted. — Henepola Gunaratana

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form. — Harold Ramis

I think this insatiable need to get to know new music is a big part of why it has lasted so long. — Bent Saether

Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle solving. Physics is puzzle solving, too, but of puzzles created by nature, not by the mind of man. — Maria Goeppert-Mayer

Living is more often than not, existing.
I want to be alive, with love, joy, and be exciting. — Debasish Mridha

The user might have grounds for complaint if the program fails to recognise that he has given a stupid value, in fact a number of cases are currently being fought in the United States courts where a program has failed to recognise invalid data, produced garbage and caused a lot of damage. — Rob Miles

Come on, baby. I'm going to take you on the ride of your life. — Lyra Parish

I judge a woman and a horse by the same criteria: legs, head and rear end. — Elizabeth Arden

Instead he fanned the fire. When the blaze was all acrackle, he peeled off his stiff gloves to warm his hands, and sighed, wondering if ever a kiss had felt as good. The warmth spread through his fingers like melting butter. — George R R Martin

Our garage was basically science fair central. — Jeff Bezos

My father said, Don't grow up to be a woman, and what he meant by that was, a housewife ... without any interests. — Maria Goeppert-Mayer