#ron

As for the forces, electromagnetism and gravity we experience in everyday life. But the weak and strong forces are beyond our ordinary experience. So in physics, lots of the basic building blocks take 20th- or perhaps 21st-century equipment to explore. ↗

— Edward Witten

#beyond #blocks #building #building blocks #equipment

I wouldn't have thought that a wrong theory should lead us to understand better the ordinary quantum field theories or to have new insights about the quantum states of black holes. ↗

— Edward Witten

#better #black #black holes #field #holes

The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun. ↗

— P. G. Wodehouse

#depends #end #fascination #gun #right

In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. ↗

— James Wolcott

#barack #barack obama #bob #buffet #cranky

The days when the words 'Hollywood actor' framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID tag and an implied insult seem far-off and quaint: nearly everybody in politics - candidate, consultant, pundit, and Tea Party crowd extra alike - is an actor now, a shameless ham in a hoked-up reality series that never stops. ↗

— James Wolcott

#alike #bunny #candidate #consultant #crowd

The unhappy irony is that, while 'Glee' is hitting the heights, school arts funding is being slashed across the country due to the steep recession and declining tax revenues. ↗

— James Wolcott

#arts #being #country #declining #due

Idolizing is a strong word, though. I'm happy that people respond well to the work I'm doing now. If anyone admires what I'm doing in any way, then I'm really proud of it. ↗

— Scott Wolf

#any #anyone #doing #happy #i

If I could live a parallel life, I would be a sitcom star; being in front of a live audience would be great. ↗

— Scott Wolf

#being #could #front #great #i

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#entitled #fame #foolish #i #made

Generally speaking, the stronger the connection between the financing and the ultimate beneficiary, the better the result. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#between #connection #financing #generally #result