It is a common remark that men talk most who think least; just as frogs cease their quacking when a light is brought to the water-side.
Charles Francis RichterI have a sense of humor; but over the years that sense has developed one blind spot. I can no longer laugh at ignorance or stupidity. Those are our chief enemies, and it is dangerous to make fun of them.
Charles Francis Richter[In plotting earthquake measurements] the range between the largest and smallest magnitudes seemed unmanageably large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg then made the natural suggestion to plot the amplitudes logarithmically.
Charles Francis RichterIf one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
Charles Francis Richter