There were two free public libraries wit... by Martin Lewis Perl

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There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.

- Martin Lewis Perl

Other quotes by Martin Lewis Perl

Class

My parents were determined to move into the middle class.

- Martin Lewis Perl

Sports Being

They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports.

- Martin Lewis Perl

Work Now

I learned quickly, as I tell my graduate students now, there are no answers in the back of the book when the equipment doesn't work or the measurements look strange.

- Martin Lewis Perl

Poverty

As Jews, their families left Russia to escape the poverty and the antisemitism.

- Martin Lewis Perl

Books Years

Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books.

- Martin Lewis Perl

School Business

Going to school and working for good marks, indeed working for very good marks, was a serious business.

- Martin Lewis Perl

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