Details Quote by Gregory Benford Download Open image “The personal was, compared with the tides of great nations, a bothersome detail.” — Gregory Benford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Details Great nations Nations Tides
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High tides were situations, they ruined me on the go, How much I survived, and how much died, None will ever know !! — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea. — James Cook Copy Share Image
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“The war had funneled men and women into familiar channels. Anton’s girls were performing their impressions of what girls were supposed to be like.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Ah, I see your point. I did assist on the Okinawa drop, as the British representative. Quite simple, after we’d seen the Berlin effects.… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
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Everybody feels he has a right to a life of luxury - or at least comfort - so there's a lot of frustration and… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“In fact, it took the resources of three countries to produce the bomb: the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. But there was more… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“All our bright minds,” Feynman said sardonically, “and we can’t figure how to stop the enemy from dumping dirt on us.” Freeman said with… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
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“Tests showed there was no enrichment. “They’re just slinging purified uranium at us, straight from the mines,” Bob said. But the next week Bob… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
One of the laws of nature," Gordon said, "is that half the people have got to be below average.""For a Gaussian distribution, yeah," Cooper… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
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“Right. Isn’t that how science works?” Redwing grinned. “If you don’t understand, do an experiment.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
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