Alfred Stock quotes

All statements about the hydrides of boron earlier than 1912, when Stock began to work upon them, are untrue.
-- Alfred Stock

#Hard Work

The mighty edifice of Government science dominated the scene in the middle of the 20th century as a Gothic cathedral dominated a 13th century landscape. The work of many hands over many years, it universally inspired admiration, wonder and fear.

It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do.

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.

The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ... There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you're appointed by the king, they don't feel that they're responsible for the people. If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution

Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.

Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.

The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous...

I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we're trying to make people laugh and I'm very proud of that.

I don't know who I touch and who I don't. I work hard trying to make people laugh. I try to do the kind of stuff that made me laugh growing up. I don't have any secrets. I don't know the reasons I've been so well received.