“Although the problem of transmuting chemical elements into each other is much older than a satisfactory definition of the very concept of chemical element, it is well known that the first and most important step towards its solution was made only nineteen years ago by the late Lord Rutherford, who started the method of the nuclear bombardments.” YearsFirstsWellsMadeImportantProblemKnownLordStepsElementsLateSolutionsConceptsYears AgoMethodDefinitionsNuclearChemicalsWell KnownNineteenNuclear Bomb Book:Collected Papers: Italy 1921-1938 Source: Collected Papers: Italy 1921-1938
“Twenty-eight years ago, I created my first game on an Apple II in my bedroom closet at a time when the interactive entertainment industry was taking its first baby steps. Today the games business has grown to a multi-billion dollar industry and we are just at the tip of the iceberg. I'm thrilled to have been a part of this successful journey and I'm extremely honored by the Academy's Hall of Fame induction.” YearsFirstsHas BeensTodayGamesStepsSuccessfulJourneyBabyIndustryFameYears AgoTwentiesDollarsEntertainmentEightBillionsApplesHallsBedroomClosetsHonoredAcademyEntertainment IndustryHall Of FameIcebergInteractiveBaby StepsTip Of The IcebergFirst Baby Author:Richard Garriott
“We have to make sure that college is accessible and affordable. Two years ago, I stood here and called upon our institutions of higher learning to develop plans for degrees that cost no more than $10,000. There were plenty of detractors at that time who insisted it couldn't be done. However, that call inspired educators at colleges and universities across our state to step up to the plate. Today, I'm proud to tell you that thirteen Texas universities have announced plans for a $10,000 degree.” YearsTwoStatesDoneTodayEducationStepsPlansCollegeProudHigherCostDegreesYears AgoInstitutionsInspiredUniversityPlentyTwo YearsTexasPlatesAffordableEducatorStep UpThirteenTwo Years AgoColleges And UniversitiesHigher Learning Author:Rick Perry
“Well, Buttermere, this is a day that is good to live and breathe in, that makes a man feel in his prime. Standing here in front of my house, I feel as young as when I moved into it thirty years ago, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. What aged man would you take me to be, as I step as it were casually into your view?” MenFeelsYearsWellsBookYoungHouseViewsStepsFrontsHundredYears AgoStandingMovedBreatheNineThirtyFiftyPrimeTake MeEighteenThirty Years Book:Men and Wives Source: Men and Wives
“When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination.” YearsFactsThreeChallengesCitiesStepsTakenTeamPrideTypeProudDeserveYears AgoDeterminationAcceptedIntenseNbaThree YearsChampionshipBullsNba Championships Author:Doug Collins
“Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage.” YearsTodayChristWaterCan DoWalksStepsYears AgoGarbage Book:Reflections Source: Reflections
“I never know what my next move will be in Hollywood. It's such an unpredictable town. People get jaded and lost and I've been able to stay a float. I think the next logical step in my career would be to start my own filmmaking empire like (Harvey Weinstein) and (Bob Weinstein) did so many years ago. I think if only the unions weren't so strict in Boston, I'd set up shop there and make films of a certain quality you don't see represented these days. I'm full of ideas and dreams.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsIdeasDreamWould BeAbleFilmMovingCertainNextLostMy OwnQualityStepsCareersYears AgoHollywoodTownsUnionsThese DaysShopsEmpiresLogicalBobFilmmakingStrictUnpredictableBostonFloatsJadedHarveyNext MoveIdeas And Dreams Author:Ben Affleck
“There are times when you need to step back and realize that movie studios today are not necessarily the same things that they were many years ago. Many movie studios are international conglomerates now. They own everything from theme parks to toy companies to T-shirt companies to video companies. There's a lot of different wheels to be greased.” NeedsYearsDifferentTodayRealizingCompanyStepsYears AgoInternationalStudiosVideoShirtsParksThemeWheelsToysT ShirtTheme Parks Author:Michael Uslan
“I was told many years ago by my grandmother who raised me: If somebody puts you on a road and you don't feel comfortable on it and you look ahead and you don't like the destination and you look behind and you don't want to return to that place, step off the road.” IfsWantFeelsYearsLooksBehindsStepsReturnComfortableYears AgoRaisedGrandmotherDestinationMy Grandmother Author:Maya Angelou
“Turkey's path toward Europe started back in 1959, almost 50 years ago. But we have been pushed to the side ever since. Despite all the hurdles we will not deviate from our course towards Europe - even by one step.” YearsHas BeensCoursesSidesStepsPathEuropeYears AgoDespiteTurkeysHurdleDeviate Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.” YearsStepsYears AgoConvincedBuyingRight DirectionSteps In The Right DirectionBuying Something Author:Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
“What was happening was only the working-out of a process that had started years ago. The first step had been a secret, involuntary thought, the second had been the opening of the diary. He had moved from thoughts to words, and now from words to actions. The last step was something that would happen in the Ministry of Love. He had accepted it. The end was contained in the beginning.” YearsFirstsEndsHappensActionLastsProcessSecretStepsHappeningsYears AgoMovedWork OutAcceptedOpeningFirst StepsMinistryDiariesInvoluntary Book:Animal Farm and 1984 Source: Animal Farm and 1984