"The 2nd law of thermodynamics has the same degree of truth as the statement that if you throw a tumblerful of water into the sea, you cannot get the same tumblerful of water out again."

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Source : James Clerk Maxwell, Elizabeth Garber, Stephen G. Brush (1995). “Maxwell on Heat and Statistical Mechanics: On "avoiding All Personal Enquiries" of Molecules”, p.205, Lehigh University Press

James Clerk Maxwell

#Sea Quotes #Law Quotes #Water Quotes

“There is nothing more agreeable than having a place where one can throw on the floor as many cigar butts as one pleases without the subconscious fear of a maid who is waiting like a sentinel to place an ashtray where the ashes are going to fall.”
“We might define an eccentric as a man who is a law unto himself, and a crank as one who, having determined what the law is, insists on laying it down to others.”
“In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly.”

Source : Scott Westerfeld (2005). “Uglies”
“If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who had not been satisfied with their conditions, you would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.”
“I was always such a skinny kid, so I kind of grew up with an I hate skinny mentality.”

Source : "Daniela Ruah Officially Checks In". Interview with Julian Sancton, www.esquire.com. February 4, 2015.
“Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun.”
“It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.”
“You should always be aware that your head creates your world.”

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