#so

So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and thinking were concerned, I might claim to have lived in the time of the American Revolution. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#american revolution #claim #concerned #condition #economic

The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan, residing in Prince George County, Md., some fifteen or twenty miles from Washington. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#bryan #county #family #fifteen #found

The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#common #described #detail #documents #eclipse

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#any #arose #bed #clear #cloudy

It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves. ↗

— Bob Newhart

#between #brings #cell #cell phone #differentiate

It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions. ↗

— Campbell Newman

#around #conditions #days #distributed #example

I don't usually drink caffeine so that when I need it, it actually does something. ↗

— Anna Kendrick

#caffeine #does #drink #i #need

I recorded harp first or singing first. I recorded it all together. Part of the reason is that I don't know how to play the songs without also singing. I forget how they progress. I don't think that any of them are verse, chorus, verse, and so on. They are not simple. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

#any #chorus #first #forget #harp

A couple years ago I was going to back off and actually thought about retiring, but it keeps calling me back, and I'm going to keep going back as long as it calls me. I really think it has something to do with the good vibes that I feel I've spread through my performance and through the time that I've spent with fans. ↗

— Jason Newsted

#actually #ago #back #calling #calls

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it. ↗

— Helmut Newton

#director #great #great success #i #lucky