#instrument

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument or apparatus. Visitors will frequently ask to 'see the scale.' ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#apparatus #ask #common #frequently #instrument

In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#heat #horrible #imaginable #instrument #martyrdom

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#enjoy #horn #i #instruments #me

I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument. ↗

— Mike Figgis

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I have been instrumental in banning bottled water on the set. It hasn't gone that well with the crew... so I replaced it with tequila. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#been #bottled #crew #gone #hasn

I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing. ↗

— Nastassja Kinski

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In the Cleveland area, I have been instrumental in helping to save or create thousands of jobs. People know me there as a person who gets involved. ↗

— Dennis Kucinich

#been #cleveland #create #gets #helping

I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#always #annoying #broadway #came #dad

I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations. ↗

— Nate Ruess

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