Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet quotes

“But we have reason to think that the annihilation of work is no less a physical impossibility than its creation, that is, than perpetual motion.”
-- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

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“I am almost inclined to coin a word and call the appearance fluorescence, from fluor-spar, as the analogous term opalescence is derived from the name of a mineral.”
-- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

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“The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.”

Source : "Toy boys r us" by Alun Palmer, www.mirror.co.uk. March 26, 2010.

“The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ... There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you're appointed by the king, they don't feel that they're responsible for the people. If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.”

“If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.”

“I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else.”

“Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.”

“The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.”

Source : William Wordsworth, Adam Sedgwick (1842). “A complete guide to the Lakes, comprising minute directions for the tourist, with mr. Wordsworth's Description of the scenery of the country, &c. and Three letters upon the geology of the Lake district, by prof. Sedgwick”

“Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.”

Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai, Azim Kidwai (1989). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.10, World Scientific

“All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator.”

“Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... the creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.”

“These gun laws are very much the creation of the Prime Minister.”