#ow

Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one? ↗

— Abraham Pais

#cited #course #everyone #frequencies #fundamental

The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move. ↗

— Abraham Pais

#anybody #assume #caught #game #honorable

I grew up in front of a television. I guess I'll grow old inside of one. ↗

— Gilda Radner

#grew #grow #guess #i #inside

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind of antagonism in me to prevailing fads. ↗

— Grace Paley

#believe #early #fads #fidelity #i

God has been pleased to prescribe limits to his power and to work out his ends within these limits. ↗

— William S. Paley

#ends #god #his #limits #out

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking. ↗

— Michael Palin

#far #going #i #know #leaders

I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#bull #difference #hockey #i #i love

Well, you know, I left Cuba as a kid when I was 6 years old back in 1971. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#cuba #i #kid #know #left

We know that the far left and their media allies can't beat us on the issues, so instead they'll distort our records. Let's not do the job for them, OK, Republicans? OK, independents? ↗

— Sarah Palin

#beat #distort #far #independents #instead

However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#however #i #ironically #presbyterian #quaker