Famous quotes containing the words noble, gas and/or atom:
“The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.”
—A.P. (Sir Alan Patrick)
“Shielded, what sorts of life are stirring yet:
Legs lagged like drains, slippers soft as fungus,
The gas and grate, the old cold sour grey bed.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“The atom bomb was no “great decision.”... It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”
—Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)