#ray

The doctors realized in retrospect that even though most of these dead had also suffered from burns and blast effects, they had absorbed enough radiation to kill them. The rays simply destroyed body cells - caused their nuclei to degenerate and broke their walls. ↗

— John Hersey

#blast #body #broke #burns #caused

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

We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#contemplation #general #just #monks #our

On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available. ↗

— Victor Francis Hess

#attain #available #composition #cosmic #cosmic rays

You can eclipse the sun, but the truth will always shine through. ↗

— Jaree Francis

#drama

God knows, we don't want prayer. ↗

— Oliver North

#knows #prayer #want

Our supporters support us for one reason, people pray for us for one reason - because of the healing ministry. ↗

— Benny Hinn

#healing #ministry #our #people #pray

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand. ↗

— Hippocrates

#gods #good #hand #himself #indeed

I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#fantastically #i #i think #most #real

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#always #artistic #artwork #ashtray #death