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Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#four #grandfather #house #i #little

We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#astronomy #know #limit #nearing #probably

When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#above #assaulting #down #during #fifteen

I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was about eight in the world at the time. ↗

— John Newcombe

#against #court #draw #eight #eric

It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit. ↗

— Michael Newdow

#affects #bring #constitution #nation #nice

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now. ↗

— Bob Newhart

#beverly #beverly hills #got #hills #home

The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it. ↗

— James Newman

#about #after #away #being #far

I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I wouldn't have anyone else to blame. ↗

— Randy Newman

#always #anyone #because #blame #complaining

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear. ↗

— Randy Newman

#dinner #found #had #i #madonna

I have writing songs on my own for about six years. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

#i #my own #own #six #songs