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The McCarthy period came along...and many of the other scientists who had been working on these same lines gave up. Probably saying "Why should I… — Linus Pauling
Somebody came up to me after a talk I had given, and say, "You make mathematics seem like fun." I was inspired to reply, "If… — Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
In mathematics, if a pattern occurs, we can go on to ask, Why does it occur? What does it signify? And we can find answers… — W. W. Sawyer
Why should I obtain by force that which I can obtain by cheating? — Doc Holliday
Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all… — Bill Parcells
The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it? — Edward Weston
It completely sickens me what our culture is doing to women. Last week I wore a big top and little shorts and a bunch of… — Lena Dunham
I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are… — Mary Ellen Mark
I accept my body. I accept how I am and make the best of what I am given. Children orientate towards examples. That's why I… — Kate Winslet
In my 20s I used to cry about why I wasn't thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry… — Melissa McCarthy
I've been every size in the world. Parts of my 20s, I was in great shape, but I didn't appreciate it. If I was a… — Melissa McCarthy
Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why Pepsi-Cola… — Gregor Piatigorsky
The battle for the ultimate truth will never be won. And that's why chess is so fascinating. — Hans Kmoch
You shouldn't be pressured into trying to be thin by the fashion industry, because they only want models that are like human mannequins. They know… — Rhianna
What I feel is that the picture-taking process, anyway a greater part of it, is an intuitive thing. You can't go out and logically plan… — Wynn Bullock
His Holiness [the Dalai Lama] has told me, urgently and repeatedly, that he thinks my photographs are crap. His exact words were, 'These photos are… — Richard Gere
If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment… — Margaret Bourke-White
Greece won the 2004 European Championship with the oldest trick in the book: man-for-man marking. Why? Because nobody expected it - and by the time… — Unknown Author
The fundamental belief in the authenticity of photographs explains why photographs of people no longer living and of vanished architecture are so melancholy. — Beaumont Newhall
The Photograph belongs to that class of laminated objects whose two leaves cannot be separated without destroying them both: the windowpane and the landscape, and… — Roland Barthes

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