In order to make further progress, particularly in the field of cosmic rays, it will be necessary to apply all our resources and apparatus simultaneously and side-by-side; an effort which has not yet been made, or at least, only to a limited extent.
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Related To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD Our object in these remarks has been not only to account for the slow progress which has as yet been... NASSAU WILLIAM SENIOR Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin an... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is. JOHNNY RICH Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy "To go outside, and there perchance to stay Or to re... HENRY N. BEARD To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being. TOM ROBBINS The 'element of surprise' of the alien invasion will cause a certain event in human side which is ca... TOBA BETA Thank God that at least in one place, all men are equal: in the church of God. I do not consider it ... ROGER B. TANEY A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely... BRUNO ROSSI We're all just a bundle of habits shaped by our memories. And to the extent that we control our ... JOSHUA FOER To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be... AL GOLDSTEIN To be, or not to be: what a question! E.A. BUCCHIANERI I've been married, divorced; I've been the baby momma, the side piece and the secret... all ... NIECY NASH We're not going to have too much of a strategy. One side of our back field will be made for really l... WES WILSON Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT A beam of luminous hydrogen canal rays has, owing to its velocity, exactly the same direction as tha... JOHANNES STARK Sport in the sense of a mass-spectacle, with death to add to the underlying excitement, comes into e... LEWIS MUMFORD I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding t... WEN JIABAO I still had this idea that there was a whole world of marvelous golden people somewhere, as far ahea... RICHARD YATES In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be... ALEXANDER HAMILTON In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be... ALEXANDER HAMILTON It was a test of a fragile trust. It was a test of our curiosity and fascination, which walked side ... JEFF VANDERMEER I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who ... NEIL GAIMAN Mrs. Reagan remains at his side and is actively participating in his physical therapy sessions. She ... JOANNE DRAKE In debate, one randomly was assigned to one side or the other. This had at least one virtue - it mad... JOSEPH STIGLITZ Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ... E.J. PATTEN As an anti-hunger advocate, I found the perplexity of the obesity problem and the hunger problem exi... ELLEN GUSTAFSON We learned our lessons on the military side, and now we want to apply to police side. LT. COLFRED WELLMAN There's been terrible damage to stockholders, and there will be lots and lots of lawsuits, but I don... MICHAEL GORHAM There are only two roads that lead to something like human happiness. They are marked by the words: ... THEODOR REIK The quest of the Inner Ring will break your hearts unless you break it. But if you break it, a surpr... C.S. LEWIS That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our nee... SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our nee... LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the surviva... FIDEL CASTRO The earth is an arena of champions. We are all champions. We all did overcome millions of potential ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Do you genuinely love people? Or at least make an effort to like them? Your first impressions will b... SUSAN C. YOUNG Anything as far as preparation of our team, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, will not... MIKE MCCARTHY The strong Canadian dollar does not seem to be an impediment to further rate hikes ... at least not ... DOUG PORTER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We're so happy to have the resources, not only on the surgery side. We wanted to leverage all our ca... DR. THOMAS GRAHAM ...whenever it is necessary that one of several conflicting opinions should prevail and when one wou... F.A. HAYEK We are confident that our strategy for growth, both organically and by acquisition, is sound. We ant... LARS EMILSON Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT The court has had to take a hard look at our resources and make difficult decisions balancing compet... LARRY ALLEN Sin has always been an ugly word, but it has been made so in a new sense over the last half-century.... PHYLLIS MCGINLEY Sin has always been an ugly word, but it has been made so in a new sense over the last half-century.... PHYLLIS MCGINLEY Quiero que [mi hijo] conozca el secreto de la felicidad, algo tan sencillo que da la impresión de q... JAMES RHODES France , like the European Union, will always be at the side of those who, in Israel and among the P... JACQUES CHIRAC We are all satisfied at the progress that has been made, and our report will be before the (U.N.) Se... JAYANTHA DHANAPALA We wanted, it seemed, what we already had, a lover and a friend to create with, side by side. To be ... PATTI SMITH To me the female principle is, or at least historically has been, basically anarchic. It values orde... URSULA K. LEGUIN It is necessary to achieve greater progress not only in the field of inter-ethnic relations, but als... KAI EIDE Ah, much deluded! lay aside Thy threats, and anger misapplied! Art not afraid with sounds ... JOHN MILTON To embarrass justice by a multiplicity of laws, or to hazard it by confidence in judges, are the opp... SAMUEL JOHNSON The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up. BILLY SUNDAY For in 1900 all electromagnetic radiation of longer wavelengths was already known at least to the ex... MAX VON LAUE If (the bleeding) was on the left side of the brain, it will undoubtedly involve his speech and comp... DR. KEITH SILLER Any community's arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do necessary ... LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD Dare to seize all the opportunities on your paths. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA I have always been interested in theater, as an actor and as someone who looks upon theater - at the... WAYNE ROGERS The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. TOMMY LASORDA A central administration enervates the nations in which it exists by incessantly diminishing their p... ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. NIELS BOHR I think there are two things. It's an extra burden on our players. We all have to get out to a pract... MICHAEL GILLIS The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO The contrast in their pitches is significant. Yet both of them are positioning themselves to help us... BRYAN PRICE This big decline may seem a little on the aberrant side, and we have to be careful about it, but at ... ANTHONY CHAN There is only one side of the market and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right sid... JESSE LIVERMORE The truth is that as we move forward, if one side says we can't raise any taxes on anybody or an... DAVID AXELROD A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a... CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER Anyway, it's good to be sent back to the underground. There's always a good side to bad things and t... JOE STRUMMER As long as an all-out effort is made in exploration, it is possible to find new oil and gas resource... ZHANG GUOBAO There is a flip side to it too. CBI's role is confined to investigation and it has a limited role du... VIJAY SHANKAR And because God has entrusted you with such riches, you can use these resources to make a profound d... CRAIG GROESCHEL Training is an active, dynamic process lived out daily in all areas of life- not a rote exercise in ... CRAIG GROESCHEL There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy,... CHARLES DE SECONDAT The only real reason that some relationships and marriages have not yet been ended is because in eac... MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. NEILS BOHR An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. NIELS BOHR We've taken some of our business cards and have had one side in English and the other side in Korean... CATHY CROSSON This move has embedded Jaguar in Coventry and will further strengthen our resources. DON HUME There will be opposition and it's difficult to predict which side will prevail, particularly because... LEONARD SPECTOR A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and th... SIMON MAINWARING Şi, vorbind mai general, oricare ţi-ar fi linia în viaţă, dacă constaţi că alţii nu-ţi pre... BERTRAND RUSSELL, ÎN CăUTAREA FERICIRII In order to understand more it is imperative that we improve our knowledge before choosing which sid... J.P. ROBINSON In order to understand more, it is imperative that we improve our knowledge before choosing which si... J.P. ROBINSON It's not any further to park on the west side of the lot and come to the middle door than it is to p... KATHY HULL
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From a consideration of the immense volume of newly discovered facts in the field of physics, especi... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS It may well be said that the answer to the question: Of what do the cosmic rays in fact consist befo... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS Simultaneous recording with superimposed ionization chambers and Wilson chambers, ionization chamber... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS The application of a strong magnetic field enables the measurement of the energy of the most penetra... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin an... VICTOR FRANCIS HESS Flowers magnetize us with their beauty and reflect back to us our own essence. Their qualities magni... KATIE HESS We came back and went up with about four minutes left in the game. Our press made the difference lat... BRUCE HESS They were a force in there. They controlled the boards. BRUCE HESS It was a good second quarter for us. We got a good start in the first half, but the second quarter w... BRUCE HESS We played defense. We took care of the ball. Defense won the game for us in my book. BRUCE HESS It's quite an accomplishment. We just encourage him to do his best. Each year, it (the competition) ... BRUCE HESS I look at him and my body reacts in a way that it never has before, even in the throes of passion. I... D.L. HESS Probably the hardest thing for them to understand, especially the kids we have who play football, is... BOB HESS A lot of the time on offense we work the ball to him, and we probably do it more than we really shou... BOB HESS I have one kid that has played before, really. I have two kids that played, maybe, one season, years... BOB HESS You should go for the gusto when you've got a biotech prospect, an advanced manufacturing prospect o... 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