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With me it's the whole thing, it's the conceit, the idea, what the poem is saying. And it goes on just as long as is necessary to say what needs to be said. ↗

— James Laughlin

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My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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As a consequence while we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes to wear to school we were constantly conscious of being of modest means. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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But the need for conflict to expose prejudice and unclear reasoning, which is deeply embedded in my philosophy of science, has its origin in these debates. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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I also taught myself how to blow glass using a propane torch from the hardware store and managed to make some elementary chemistry plumbing such as tees and small glass bulbs. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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It is an interesting fact that during my tour I was never allowed access to computers, radios, or anything else that I might damage through curiosity, or perhaps something more sinister. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

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The thing I love is that my home life hasn't changed. I still help out with the garbage. I still help out with the lawn. ↗

— Taylor Lautner

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