"The laws of thermodynamics may be regarded as particular cases of more general laws, applicable to all such states of matter as constitute Energy , or the capacity to perform work, which more general laws form the basis of the science of energetics, a science comprehending, as special branches, the theories of motion, heat, light , electricity , and all other physical phenomena."

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Source : William John Macquorn Rankine (1869). “A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine”, p.32

William John Macquorn Rankine

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“There's no better reading experience than going to the place where a text was written.”
“You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and- and if you're lucky, next week.”
“Marriage isn't something you agree to do one day, and if things don't go right, then it's over.”
“I can't go long without you either, Eva. You're an addiction...my obsession...”

Source : Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.252, Penguin
“Hard work, courage and commitment - these are the key elements for success.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“You could make a feature about the world of tickling. You could include female ticklers and you could find out why people are ticklish, but I don't think it would be a great documentary, when you're spending 90 minutes just finding out about the physiology and psychology of tickling.”

Source : "He made a movie about competitive tickling. But then things got truly weird". Interview with Michael O'Sullivan, www.washingtonpost.com. July 2, 2016.
“Public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.”
“I've got a long history of suicid in my family; the good news is it skips a generation, so, if I'm lucky, my kids will kill themselves.”

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