#at

I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive how very little more I know than I did seven years ago when I first did this kind of work. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#ago #comet #computations #did #first

I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#any #been #better #catch #country

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#all day #almost #am #day #fatigue

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#give #greatest #habit #object #right

The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#genuine #love #neither #nor #own

We especially need imagination in science. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#imagination #need #science

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#become #great #people #stand #them

Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible. ↗

— Peter D. Mitchell

#experimental #fraternity #moreover #must #new

Revenge is a way of life and definitely some thing that we identify with. We all feel cheated in some way about some thing and how nice it would be to do something about it. I mean ultimately it's not the most Christian of sentiments. ↗

— Radha Mitchell

#cheated #christian #definitely #feel #how

As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing. ↗

— Radha Mitchell

#character #curious #happy #kind #know