"In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam."

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Source : James Nasmyth (2010). “James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography”, p.301, BoD – Books on Demand

James Nasmyth

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“If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.”
“It was both exciting and frustrating to work with an orchestral group.”
“To be honest I always have to say no one is guiding me better than God”
“No victory is irreversible, no defeat is definitive. That is what makes life worth living.”
“I escaped to New York, and then L.A., but when I dream of home, I still dream of my old house in Holmdel.”
“Christianity taught us to see the eye of the lord looking down upon us. Such forms of knowledge project an image of reality, at the expense of reality itself. They talk figures and icons and signs, but fail to perceive forces and flows. They bind us to other realities, and especially the reality of power as it subjugates us. Their function is to tame, and the result is the fabrication of docile and obedient subjects.”
“To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.”
“My argument for that is: Why not create urban farms that are like parks, on public land? There actually is a park that I see as a model: Dover Street Park in Oakland. They took this park that has swings and playground-type things and turned it into a farm. There's not chickens, just annual vegetables interspersed with fruit trees. And it's super cool because you see people playing with their kids and then they go pick raspberries and some greens for dinner.”

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