System Quotes

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Nanosecond precision matters for worldwide communications systems. It matters for navigation by Global Positioning System satellite signals: an error of a billionth of a second… — James Gleick
The circulatory system of man and the vertebrate animals can be considered as made up of a small number of organs or subordinate systems, which… — August Krogh
Since muscular contractions are usually more or less regularly alternated with relaxations, the system of valves makes of the veins of every muscle a very… — August Krogh
I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic challenge… — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Until a person has a home, they are always going to be dependent upon the system. — William E. Conway, Jr.
The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of America,… — Barry Ritholtz
Macintosh felt like a system. As I learned more, I felt like I was able to guess how new things would work. I felt like… — Steven Sinofsky
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards. — Stella Young
What has become clear to many Americans is that the electoral system is bankrupt. As the political process becomes more privatized, outsourced, and overrun with… — Henry Giroux
Companies selling a product play down its vulnerability and emphasize its robustness. But only after technology leaves the dock is it really tested. For human… — Henry Petroski
Because they are so humbled by their creations, engineers are naturally conservative in their expectations of technology. They know that the perfect system is the… — Henry Petroski
To keep your he-man jaw muscles from smashing your precious teeth, the only set you have, the body evolved an automated braking system faster and… — Mary Roach
Philosophy is best practised by people in general and not by philosophers alone. Philosophy is too often a luxury now, but in ancient Greece, carpenters,… — Michel Onfray
The cosmic game changed forever in 1992. Before then, logic told us that there had to be other planets besides the nine (if you still… — Thomas Mallon
While the circumnavigation of the solar system seems farfetched, it may not be once the problem of effective anti-gravitational control is solved. — Donald A. Wollheim
Once solved, the severe handicaps imposed on space exploration by the weight and chemical limitations of rockets would no longer apply. The whole timetable of… — Donald A. Wollheim

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