#poles

I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#actually #cross #done #drivers #emotional

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

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

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

I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters. ↗

— Delta Burke

#appearances #down #fighters #fire #had

A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and blogs. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#center #community #going #newspaper #poles

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction. ↗

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

#historical #institutions #losing #new #old

I choose my work very carefully, always for the script and the director, and I don't think that's going to change. My work is like a house. It's built on very strong poles. ↗

— Franka Potente

#built #carefully #change #choose #director

The Poles do not know how to hate, thank God. ↗

— Stefan Wyszynski

#hate #how #know #poles #thank