"I have also a paper afloat, with an electromagnetic theory of light, which, till I am convinced to the contrary, I hold to be great guns."

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Source : James Clerk Maxwell (1995). “The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell:”, p.203, CUP Archive

James Clerk Maxwell

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“I'm just trying to write a good story, strictly from imagination. People just think it's random, they don't see the rewriting, phrasing of characters, choosing the words, bringing the world to light in which the characters live in. That creates an illusion that this is real.”
“[On Paris:] A city never entirely known, yet which gives you the feeling of intimacy, of possessing it intimately.”
“Intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity; controlling extrinsic motivation is detrimental to creativity.”

Source : Daniel H. Pink (2011). “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”, p.29, Penguin
“I love going on BBC6 and BBC7 and listening to documentaries.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Ugliness is an illusion, gentlemen. Like beauty. Like color. All depends on the light. The only reality is action.”

Source : Karen Traviss (2011). “True Colors: Star Wars Legends (Republic Commando)”, p.38, Del Rey
“I have witnessed the takeover of my world by plastic.”
“The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well.”
“Artists are the seeds, brave enough to live and flower before humanity. Our soil is contemplation, our water, its understanding. Whether my petals be beautiful to another, to I and The Maker, they are Unique and yet, only equally as beautiful as any other. Some call that being a Dreamer. I call it, being Belov'ed.”

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