James Joule Quotes

Those who are unacquainted with the details of scientific investigation have no idea of the amount of labour expended in the determination of those numbers on which important calculations or inferences depend. They have no idea of the patience shown by a Berzelius in determining atomic weights; by a Regnault in determining coefficients of expansion; or by a Joule in determining the mechanical equivalent of heat. ~ John Tyndall

In the firmament of science Mayer and Joule constitute a double star, the light of each being in a certain sense complementary to that of the other. ~ John Tyndall

I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe. ~ James Lileks

Whose starboard eye
Saw chariot 'swing low'? ~ James Weldon Johnson

The choices I make in this life, small or large, are mine alone. ~ James Flerlage

I was Santa Claus in first year of primary school, our elementary's school play, because I had most panache, that was probably why. I was 5. ~ James Frecheville

What's going on?" Newt asked, looking back and forth between Thomas and Aris. "Why're you guys looking at each other like you just fell in love? ~ James Dashner

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully. ~ James Allen

For this is the journey that men make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much what else they find. ~ James A. Michener

Synarchy and its Malcontents The purpose of this book is to provide a historical overview of secret societies and the threat they pose to the global population. It is not meant to purport any political overview, serve as an economic primer or foster xenophobic sentiment. The educated reader can, and likely will, come across suitable works in which he can make an informed viewpoint in this regard; and in all likelihood, he or she has already done so. But in researching this book, one particular strand tends to serve as a unifying factor behind the seeming disparity of these groups. That factor is that of a singular philosophy that seeks to construct a homogenized culture and governmental structure, wielding an inordinate and unassailable power, aided by the twin guardians of finance and cronyism. One in which dissent is silenced - by acts of violence if need be - by force, and control exerted over every aspect of its citizens lives, often unknowingly. ~ James Jackson

My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire. ~ James Joyce

It was blue. All of it: rugs, hangings, curtains ... 'This room looks as if someone vomited the sky,' Layla said. ~ Eloisa James

All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem. ~ James Gilligan

His thinking was a dusk of doubt and selfmistrust lit up at moments by the lightnings of intuition, but lightnings of so clear a splendour that in those moments the world perished about his feet as if it had been fireconsumed: and thereafter his tongue grew heavy and he met the eyes of others with unanswering eyes for he felt that the spirit of beauty had folded him round like a mantle and that in revery at leas he had been acquainted with nobility. ~ James Joyce

There is no work of genius which has not been the delight of mankind, no word of genius to which the human heart and soul have not sooner or later responded. ~ James Russell Lowell

Television masturbates its audience even though the audience is not really watching. It masturbates orifices the audience doesn't have. It sticks holes in the viewer and masturbates in those holes. Then it finally gets into the brain and masturbates there, too. ~ James Purdy

O God, enlarge love in me, so I may learn to taste with my whole heart how sweet it is to love, to be dissolved, and to swim in love. ~ James Watkins

There is no dallying with God . ~ James Ussher

Time for Wine Tasting 101.
"So here's how this works. When tasting a wine, as opposed to casual drinking, there are four basic steps you need to remember: sight, smell, taste, then spit or swallow."
Nick paused at that last part and cocked his head. "And your personal preference on the latter would be ... ?"
"Only lightweights spit."
His right eye twitched. ~ Julie James

Have you been playing in toxic waste lately? ~ James Patterson

I'm not James Brown. I'm not Sam Cooke. I'm Charley Pride. I'm just me and that's what you got. ~ Charley Pride

It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions. ~ Lily James

The journey of true success and lasting leaderships begins with the inward journey to the soul. ~ James Arthur Ray

You can do a great many things if you're rich which would be severely criticised if you were poor. You can go and come, you can travel alone, you can have your own establishment: I mean of course if you'll take a companion - some decayed gentlewoman, with a darned cashmere and dyed hair, who paints on velvet. ~ Henry James

Try to be one of those people on whom nothing is lost. ~ Henry James

I have been dying for twenty years, now I am going to live. ~ James Drummond Burns

What we do here, matters. What we make here, matters. How we serve here, matters. If it is only about our destiny in the world to come, this world becomes a mere means to our true end; every person merely an object of evangelism. ~ James K. Wellman Jr.

The proposed constitution, therefore, even when tested by the rules laid down by its antagonists, is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. In its foundation it is federal, not national; in the sources from which the ordinary powers of the government are drawn, it is partly federal, and partly national; in the operation of these powers, it is national, not federal; in the extent of them again, it is federal, not national; and finally, in the authoritative mode of introducing amendments, it is neither wholly federal, nor wholly national. ~ James Madison

The health sector continuously get's pummeled by malicious actors and hackers because their cyber-kinetic security is being managed by "Participation Trophy" winning wimps! ~ James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute For Critical Infrastructure Technology

My parents made it clear that I should never display even the slightest disrespect to individuals who had the power to let me skip a half grade or move into more challenging classes. While it was all right for me to know more about a topic than my sixth-grade teacher had ever learned, questioning her facts could only lead to trouble. ~ James D. Watson

In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the future, where streams of revenue play in his imagination. ~ James Buchan

We must all take care to resist the tendency to focus too much attention on the role that criminals and prior offenders play in gun violence. ~ James Florio

The trees do not resent autumn nor
does any exemplary thing in nature resent its limitations. ~ James Joyce

That horrible acts are caused, in part, by our very tendency to assume that some people are naturally evil. ~ James Redfield

The worst thing that can happen to us is that our wings melt and we fall into the sea. ~ Kevin James Moore

I decided that since peasants were the largest segment of the world's population, it would be an honorable and worthy career to devote my life to the study of peasants and agriculture. ~ James C. Scott

They had stumbled either upon a serious flaw in modern financial markets or into a great gambling run. Characteristically, they were not sure which it was. As Charlie pointed out, It's really hard to know when you're lucky and when you're smart. ~ Michael Lewis

The bartender - Chip - said, "Had a few too many of my margaritas?" "The first one was too many," Holden replied, then climbed under the booth looking for the terminal. "And calling that a margarita should be illegal." "It's as margarita as it gets with rice wine and lime flavor concentrate," Chip said, sounding vaguely hurt. ~ James S.A. Corey

Never try to swim through a sharp rock.
Go around! Go around! ~ Peter James West

Truth or Dare?" she asks. I hesitate. "Truth," I say finally. "I can imagine one of your dares, and I don't fancy running down Oxford Street naked tonight."
"Truth," Alice says slowly, drawing out the vowel sound as if she's savouring the word. "Are you sure? Are you sure you can be completely honest?"
"I think so. Try me."
"Okay" And then she looks at me curiously. "So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she died?"
Katherine has moved away from her shattered family to start afresh in Sydney. There she keeps her head down until she is befriended by the charismatic, party-loving Alice, who brings her out of her shell. But there is a dark side to Alice, something seductive yet threatening. And as Katherine learns the truth about Alice, their tangled destinies spiral to an explosive and devastating finale. ~ Rebecca James

She leaped away from Villiers the moment the note sounded in the air, sadness falling from her like a discarded cloak. ~ Eloisa James