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The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific. ↗

— John Moody

#absolute necessity #act #after #became #congress

It turns out that my memory is just not that great, so for specific scenes with people doing stuff, sometimes I'd have the details all wrong or I couldn't remember what happened exactly, so I just let that be. ↗

— Rick Moody

#doing #exactly #great #happened #i

Leon Theremin's original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It's like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level. ↗

— Robert Moog

#designs #details #done #effective #electronics

Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics. ↗

— Robert Moog

#beat #built #each #electronics #i

I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting. ↗

— Elizabeth Moon

#biomedical #fantasy #i #i love #love

I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#center #even #eventually #famous #front

Am I foolish and insignificant or am I great? I gave all the individuals in the world cause to kneel down in front of me. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#cause #down #foolish #front #gave

It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We're really proud of that. We're anticipating a very strong season for CBS. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#beat #cbs #factor #last #last night

Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change. ↗

— Charles Moore

#difference #events #help #historical #historical events

The wrong way always seems the more reasonable. ↗

— George A. Moore

#more #reasonable #seems #way #wrong