#pole

We studied the light source in the direction of the magnetic force, we perforated the poles of the magnet; but even in the direction of the magnetic lines of force we found that our result was confirmed. ↗

— Pieter Zeeman

#direction #even #force #found #light

It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#better #destruction #discuss #engage #make

There's so much more important parts other than pole vaulting. ↗

— Jenn Suhr

#important parts #more #much #other #parts

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#blind #direct #drive #entire #entire generation

I like underwater pole vaulting, because you can have perfect form without the risk. ↗

— Katie Hoff

#form #i #like #perfect #pole

Today, no less than in the past, the tetrahedral form of the earth and the relation of the tetrahedron to the poles and to the equator preserve the conditions that favor rapid evolution. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

#earth #equator #evolution #favor #form

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War. ↗

— Douglas Hurd

#certainly #consensus #even #first #first world

Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans. ↗

— Timothy Garton Ash

#bit #canadians #ethnic #europeans #immigration

Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark. ↗

— William Henry Ashley

#cedar #circular #covered #diameter #form

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. ↗

— Vicki Baum

#brings #cold #fame #ice #loneliness