James Allen
James Allen
Pioneer of magnetospheric research in space whose discovery of the radiation belts encircling the earth helped to further the science of astronomy. He was one of Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1960.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 September 1914
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abandoned believe eager envious envy everybody feels foolish hypocrite liar looks miser perspective phenomenon saint secure strictly suspicious thinks truthful
The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite
brings environment forth man mind secret shaping takes thinks thousand tool
Mind is the Master/power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills/He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass.
body knew quite though understand
What they knew about the body is quite striking, though they did not always understand it.
among believe fire reason
We have no reason to believe there is any other usage among fire personnel,
level next worthwhile
We want to see what's out there and is it worthwhile to take anything to the next level of funding.
conditions cope flourishes virtue
Where there are difficulties to cope with, and unsatisfactory conditions to overcome, there virtue most flourishes and manifests its glory.
achievement achieves direct fails man result thoughts
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts
begin borrowed choice pay
We don't have any choice but to pay it back, but it shouldn't have been borrowed to begin with.
What we know is the right thing isn't what we often do.
american-author begin enter failure ranks recognize
To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
current information knowledge level people reason risks survey
Part of the reason of the survey is to look for current information on what people are doing, what their risks are and what their level of knowledge is,
consumed consumes deeds fall fire flames forms heap mental passion reducing works
Passion in all its forms is a mental thirst, a fever, a torturing unrest. As a fire consumes a magnificent building, reducing it to a heap of unsightly ashes, so are men consumed by the flames of passions, and their deeds and works fall and perish.
teams
Some of the teams have been pretty tough.
act deny frequent hope people walk
We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We won't be able to deny it any longer.