#batter

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe. ↗

— Douglas Hurd

#bombed #britain #continental #derived #distrust

For example, a breakthrough in better batteries could supplant hydrogen. Better solar cells could replace or win out in this race to the fuel of the future. Those, I see, as the three big competitors: hydrogen, solar cells and then better batteries. ↗

— Bob Inglis

#better #big #breakthrough #cells #competitors

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW. ↗

— Dido Armstrong

#bmw #equipment #everyone #fact #famous

What's the big deal with Bejamin Frankin, anyway? I mean, so the guy invented electricity or whatever. That was hundreds of years ago." He didn't invent electricity," Amy said, trying not to sound too annoyed."He discovered that lightning was the same stuff as electicity. He invented lightning rods to protect buildings and experimented with batteries and-" I do that. Have you ever put one on your tounge? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#batteries #dan #experience

Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#battery #car #go #guarantees #live

It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech, and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well. ↗

— Thomas Dolby

#batteries #company #doing #early #ended

A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any points where the troops were seen about the city, as a diversion in favor of Jackson. ↗

— James Longstreet

#any #batteries #before #city #diversion

We see portability in electronics being a continuing requirement, higher functionality, better battery life, requiring lower power for the actual electronics. ↗

— David Milne

#battery #being #better #continuing #electronics

When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#batteries #being #burning #connection #day

Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#body #bound #cripple #full #hardly