William John Macquorn Rankine Quotes
It is possible to express the laws of thermodynamics in the form of independent principles , deduced by induction from the facts of observation and experiment, without reference to any hypothesis as to the occult molecular operations with which the sensible phenomena may be conceived to be connected; and that course will be followed in the body of the present treatise. But, in giving a brief historical sketch of the progress of thermodynamics, the progress of the hypothesis of thermic molecular motions cannot be wholly separated from that of the purely inductive theory.William John Macquorn Rankine
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
Maddie Ziegler -
I find it really hard to relate to the Bond women or Angelina Jolie in 'Salt.' And of course it's informed by my experiences and the people I've met along the way and the places I've been.
Valerie Plame -
As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
Karin Slaughter -
You have to be talented. You have to work hard; you have to get the right pieces flowin' for you at the right time. And that's just what happened to me. I can't explain what happened.
Action Bronson -
The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
Abraham Maslow -
The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
Irina Shayk
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Saving a life overrides territories.
Ovadia Yosef -
You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
Imelda Staunton -
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Ovid -
An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.
Malcolm McDowell -
People have always asked me, 'Haven't you wanted to sell out?', and it's like, who am I going to sell to?
Lydia Lunch -
I just love to collaborate with people who take my ideas real serious, and they don't put up walls around them.
Diplo
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I have but one rule at my table. You may leave your cabbage, but you'll sit still and behave until I've eaten mine.
Laurie Graham -
Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.
Frank Herbert -
With learning lines, before I had Alfie, I'd put it off and think, 'Oh, I'll just have a glass of wine and then do it later,' but when you've finally got a child to bed and you know you've only got an hour, then you achieve so much.
Lesley Manville -
I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.
Ana Gasteyer -
All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It's like an ideal of racial purity.
Derek Jarman -
My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.
David Caruso
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I think impersonation is a great art. It's something that I enjoy doing, in a frivolous and lighthearted way. But I don't flatter myself to think I'm an impersonator.
Andrea Riseborough -
The fact is, women don't like to talk about money, let alone deal with it. Though we're killing it at work, earning more than ever, running our households, and making big-ticket decisions, too many women still worry they'll be judged by what they earn and how they spend it.
Alexa Von Tobel -
Talent is like a birthmark - it's a gift and no credit nor fault to those who wear them.
Charles Marion Russell -
Art and science have their meeting point in method.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton -
Think not to match yourself against the gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals.
Homer -
It is possible to express the laws of thermodynamics in the form of independent principles , deduced by induction from the facts of observation and experiment, without reference to any hypothesis as to the occult molecular operations with which the sensible phenomena may be conceived to be connected; and that course will be followed in the body of the present treatise. But, in giving a brief historical sketch of the progress of thermodynamics, the progress of the hypothesis of thermic molecular motions cannot be wholly separated from that of the purely inductive theory.
William John Macquorn Rankine