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"Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil."
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"What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected."
Truth
"As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs."
Experience
"This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of an astronomical object, depending on the range of wavelengths being measured."
Astronomy
"I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry."
Life
"If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity."
Energy
"If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final result, even though the same body of data might be used."
Body
"In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them."
Risk
"Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it also depends on the local conditions and the pathway from the source to the point."
Strength
"Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world."
Justice
"Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field."
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"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
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"If I'm alone too long I think too much, and I'm not interested in doing that. That won't lead anywhere good, I'm sure. If I'm busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil's playground."
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"If it wasn't for the devil, we wouldn't be here, would we?"
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"Well one of the times I did a stunt was in the devil's snare room and they lifted me up on a harness and a safety rope really, really high, and they just dropped me down into the devil's snare."
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"The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck."
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"Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat."
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"Memnoch the Devil happen to be my favorite of all The Vampire Chronicles."
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"It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it."
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"Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion."
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"Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil."
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