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On sound, diplomacy, and amplifying what matters

These quotes stretch the word 'amplification' across very different fields, from the eerie power of an unamplified human voice reaching high volume to a diplomat calling for greater amplification of Middle East peace efforts, of Greatest Importance.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

High
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Nov 07, 2020

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

Quotes by Renee Fleming

Importance
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Nov 07, 2020

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

Belief
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Nov 07, 2020

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10 because every increase of one magnitude represents a tenfold amplification of the ground motion. But there is no 'scale of 10' in the sense of an upper limit.

Quotes by Charles Francis Richter

Needed
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Nov 07, 2020

I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed.

Quotes by Brownie McGhee

A more technical line explains how seismic magnitude scales use tenfold amplification per step, while a musician recalls playing steel guitar with steel picks and no amplification needed at all.

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