"Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter."

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Source : Bernard M. Oliver, Len Cutler (1997). “The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver”

Bernard M. Oliver

#Energy Quotes #World Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Hope is not a matter of waiting for things outside of us to get better. It is about getting better inside about what is going on outside.”
“I think I am done with Wikipedia for the time being. But I have a secret hope. Someone recently proposed a Wikimorgue - a bin of broken dreams where all rejects could still be read, as long as they weren't libelous or otherwise illegal.”
“People are afraid of everything.”

Source : "Can Jean-Francois Cope save France from anti-Muslim extremism?" by Angelique Chrisafis, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2011.
“Science is one land, having the ability to accommodate even more people, as more residents gather in it; it is a treasure that is the greater the more it is shared. Because of that, each of us can do his work in his own way, and the common ground does not mean conformity.”
“I was a college football fanatic, and I wanted to play, not sit on the sidelines. It's tough when you know you're just a project.”
“A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.”
“Itâ€™s not wondering what I breathe in, but who, that threatens to choke me.”
“I love my children beyond all reason. They're my joy, even when they're wild with kid energy.”

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