"We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular to the axis in which we see the spectral lines emitted by them."

"Thus at the beginning of 1906 it seemed to be established that the emitters of the spectral series of chemical elements are their positive atomic ions."

"By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain velocity, it is possible to distinguish them from the neutral, stationary atoms."

"There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were."

"The stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."

"Management is nothing more than motivating other people."