Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books. Martin Lewis Perl adultbookcompensate Change image and share on social
My parents were determined to move into the middle class. Martin Lewis Perl classdeterminemiddle Change image and share on social
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 acutelyamericanbelieve Change image and share on social
A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank. Martin Lewis Perl bankcallchild Change image and share on social
Whatever the course, whether the course was boring or interesting to me, whether I was talented in mathematics or not talented in languages, my parents expected A's. Martin Lewis Perl boreexpectinterest Change image and share on social
It was good fortune to be a child during the Depression years and a youth during the war years. Martin Lewis Perl childdepressionfortune Change image and share on social
Their educations ended with high school - my father going to work as a clerk and then salesman in a company dealing in printing and stationary, and my mother working as a secretary and then bookkeeper in a firm of wool merchants. Martin Lewis Perl bookkeeperclerkcompany share on social
I read everything: fiction, history, science, mathematics, biography, travel. Martin Lewis Perl biographyfictionhistory Change image and share on social
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 answerbackbook Change image and share on social
Natures' curriculum cannot be changed. Martin Lewis Perl changecurriculumnature Change image and share on social
