"We often say that the earth is a……" — Leonard Susskind
"We often say that the earth is a sphere, but to be precise, the term sphere refers only to the surface. The correct mathematical term for the solid earth is a ball."
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22 Quotes by Leonard Susskind
Leonard Susskind has 22 quotes on this site.
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There is so much to groak; So little to groak from.
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There is a philosophy that says that if something is unobservable -- unobservable in principle -- it is not part…
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[Richard Feynman] truly believed that if you couldn't explain something simply, you didn't understand it.
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You have to say now that space is something. Space can vibrate, space can fluctuate, space can be quantum mechanical,…
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I was going to engineering school but fell in love with physics.
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Einstein, in the special theory of relativity, proved that different observers, in different states of motion, see different realities.
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A lot of my research time is spent daydreaming - telling an imaginary admiring audience of laymen how to understand…
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Science blogs bore me. When everyone is an expert, no one is an expert.
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I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education.…
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I went to college because my father thought that I should learn engineering, because he wanted to go into the…
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Physics is perceived as a lonesome, nerdy kind of enterprise that has very little to do with human feelings and…
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I have a funny mental framework when I do physics. I create an imaginary audience in my head to explain…
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More Ball Quotes
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one of 1,875 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
— Arthur Ashe
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
— Arthur Ashe
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I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
— Rodney Atkins
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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for…
— Rowan Atkinson
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It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!
— Ernie Banks
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For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.
— Dave Barry
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A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing…
— Clara Barton
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Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
— Yogi Berra
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take…
— Larry Bird
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It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.
— Larry Bird
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I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which…
— Andrea Bocelli
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