#be

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#device #devil #i #logarithmic #lucky

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of an astronomical object, depending on the range of wavelengths being measured. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#astronomical #astronomy #being #brightness #depending

I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#did #enough #good #i #in my opinion

As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#boy #cadet #consulted #corps #eager

I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#call #described #down #escaped #experience

It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#better #come #customers #look #shop

One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#anything #become #bomb #delighted #enthusiastic

I think they will feel refreshed because I cater to a mature audience. ↗

— Slick Rick

#because #cater #feel #i #i think

That song is a story that shows how easily you could get slipped into being labeled as the bad guy, even though what you really trying to do is tell the bad guy to leave you alone. ↗

— Slick Rick

#bad #bad guy #being #could #easily

And to turn it into rap wasn't too difficult besides just rhymin' the last words of each line. ↗

— Slick Rick

#difficult #each #into #just #last