Nullius in verba Nullius in verba The Royal Society website explains the motto thus: It is an expression of the determination of Fellows to withstand the domination of authority and to verify all statements by an appeal to facts determined by experiment. The phrase came from Horace's "Epistle" to his benefactor Maecenas, where he claims not to be devoted to any particular sect but is rather an eclectic by nature. These are the words, forming two hexameters in the original context: The minor planet known as 11059 Nulliusinverba in the asteroid belt is named after the expression. The phrase is also widely used
No One in the World No One in the World "No One in the World" is a song by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the fourth single from her multi-platinum album, "Rapture". It had previously been released by Dionne Warwick on her 1985 album "Finder of Lost Loves" and again on her 1987 album "Reservations for Two". "No One in the World" peaked to number five on the "Billboard" Hot Black Singles chart, and #9 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary Singles. The single peaked at number #44, missing "Billboard's" top 40 "Hot 100" chart. The song was featured in an early 1988 episode