"By the time I was in sixth grade……" — Clyde Tombaugh
"By the time I was in sixth grade I could bound every country in the world from memory."
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30 Quotes by Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh has 30 quotes on this site.
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It was depressing, ... I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the…
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How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now…
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I doubt that the phenomenon was any terrestrial reflection, because... nothing of the kind has ever appeared before or since...…
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A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that…
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I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer…
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You have to have hope. Otherwise, I don't think you could handle it. Of course, you have to have both…
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Young man, I am afraid you are wasting your time. If there were any more planets they would have been…
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You have to compete with others in the field. Sometimes the competition gets pretty fierce because you're competing for funds…
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I used to think about how nice it would be to visit the planets. Of course, I didn't expect to…
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When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in geography and I learned it well.
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I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things…
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I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much…
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More Bound Quotes
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults.…
— Teresa of Avila
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I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that…
— Michele Bachmann
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If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will…
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By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein.
— Carol Bellamy
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I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and…
— Wendell Berry
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Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to…
— Annie Besant
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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were…
— Vinoba Bhave
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Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labor of children as the…
— Grace Abbott
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April is a promise that May is bound to keep.
— Hal Borland
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It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who…
— Jo Brand
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After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake…
— Joseph Brodsky
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All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves.
— Robert Browning
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