“Probably if half a kilogram [of radium] were in a bottle on that table it would kill us all. It would almost certainly destroy our sight and burn our skins to such an extent that we could not survive. The smallest bit placed on one's arm would produce a blister which it would need months to heal.” IfsNeedsScienceBitsHalfProduceArmsMonthsDestructionSkinsSightTablesHealBottlesSmallestBlisters Author:William Crookes
“I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as friendly as the people of Utah are, I feel a bit landlocked here.” PeopleFeelsBitsArmsGrewMountainOceanGrew UpLovelyFriendlyLengthIrelandUtah Author:Roma Downey
“I can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much.... I hate to see a man's arms drop down as if he was shot, before the clock's fairly struck, just as if he'd never a bit o' pride and delight in's work. The very grindstone 'ull go on turning a bit after you loose it.” IfsMenWayI CanHateBitsWorkPleasureToo MuchMinutesPrideArmsGoes OnShotsToolsI HateDelightStrikesClockStrokesGrindstone Book:Four Novels of George Eliot Source: Four Novels of George Eliot
“Certainly, for a newspaper director, to have within arm's reach a Travaglio, about whom every starring actor, supporting cast and extra of Italian political life he is ready upon cold request to provide an inquiry brief refined in the most minute details is a nice comfort. But also a bit unsettling. The day I asked him if in that archive, into which no one is allowed to stick their nose, there were a brief with my name on it, Marco changed the subject.” IfsPoliticalActorsNamesBitsNiceMinutesSubjectsChangedReadyArmsColdComfortDirectorsSticksCastsDetailsNewspapersNosesExtrasItalianInquiryRequestRefinedMarcosArchivesPolitical Life Author:Indro Montanelli
“Reagan "has conducted an arms race on earth," boomed Mondale. A race generally implies two parties. The Soviets contributed a little bit to this problem, if Mondale had not noticed.” IfsLittlesTwoProblemEarthBitsPartyRaceArmsLittle BitAmerican PoliticsArms Race Author:Hugh Sidey