Construction Quotes

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All these constructions and the laws connecting them can be arrived at by the principle of looking for the mathematically simplest concepts and the link… — Albert Einstein
About Mike the construction worker, friend of Roark: "He worshipped expertness of any kind. He loved his work passionately and had no tolerance for anything… — Ayn Rand
The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use. — Gustave Eiffel
[John] Dalton was a man of regular habits. For fifty-seven years he walked out of Manchester every day; he measured the rainfall, the temperature-a singularly… — Jacob Bronowski
From all we have learnt about the structure of living matter, we must be prepared to find it working in a manner that cannot be… — Erwin Schrodinger
Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There… — Charles Francis Richter
For the better part of my last semester at Garden City High, I constructed a physical pendulum and used it to make a "precision" measurement… — Steven Chu
Schools should take an active part in directing social change, and share in the construction of a new social order — John Dewey
Schools should take part in the great work of construction and organization that will have to be done. — John Dewey
The clergy converted the simple teachings of Jesus into an engine for enslaving mankind and adulterated by artificial constructions into a contrivance to filch wealth… — Thomas Jefferson
Communication of science as subject-matter has so far outrun in education the construction of a scientific habit of mind that to some extent the natural… — John Dewey
So many in our world today are suffering from isolation, war and oppression. So much money is spent on the construction of armaments. Many, many… — Jean Vanier
Exact science and its practical movements are no checks on the greatest poet, but always his encouragement and support ... The sailor and traveller, the… — Walt Whitman
If I do not give a friend "The benefit of the doubt," but put the worst construction instead of the best on what is said… — Amy Carmichael
In the construction of Immortal Fame you need first of all a cosmic shamelessness. — Umberto Eco
Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill suit the wishes… — Joseph Story
Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the… — Thomas Jefferson
If the Commission is to enquire into the conditions "to be observed," it is to be presumed that they will give the result of their… — Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The theory of the lung as a gland has justified its existence and done excellent service in bringing forward facts, which shall survive any theoretical… — August Krogh
The day when the scientist, no matter how devoted, may make significant progress alone and without material help is past. This fact is most self-evident… — Ernest Lawrence

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