NAIC/AO Newsletter, July 97
"This great observatory has been even a playground for the fantastic escapade of Hollywood stars." Governor Rosselló
"It's a pleasure to introduce Joseph Taylor, James McDonald Distinguished Professor of Physics at Princeton University, but a well known astronomer nevertheless." Paul Goldsmith
"This is a party, not a scientific symposium." ...
"Many many delights besides observing here will keep me coming back to Arecibo - the wonderful beaches, coquies, flamboyants, mofongo (and while I am at it), tostones, piña, piña collada, rice and beans; shows where my priorities lie, and certainly the best coffee in the whole world." Joe Taylor
"Perhaps it (the observatory) will behave like the mythical cat and enjoy another six lives". Frank Drake (read by Jill Tarter)
"May West had said, 'Too much of a good thing is wonderful' - we may now be testing that hypothesis." Hunter Rawlings III (after almost an hour of addresses)
"Arecibo Upgrade is the child of many proud parents." ...
"When I was at Rice University, Texas, I used to hear this phrase very often, 'Bigger isn't better always, but it is still bigger'." ...
"Nobel Prizes - we like them." Neal Lane