#electricity

Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission. ↗

— James Buchan

#been #carriages #catastrophic #century #electricity

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room. ↗

— Ray Charles

#force #know #light #like #really

Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#benjamin franklin #discovered #electricity #franklin #invented

The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists. ↗

— Sam Wyly

#because #dirty #electricity #lobbyists #money

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#electricity #english #idea #life #like

We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#alleviating #burden #commitment #comprehensive #conservation

Ampere was the Newton of Electricity. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

#newton

The demand for electricity to have a strong, growing economy is too great to be simply offset by more conservation. ↗

— Spencer Abraham

#demand #economy #electricity #great #growing

Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn't go far didn't see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded. ↗

— Tim Allen

#dangerous #electricity #far #floor #go

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires. ↗

— Dave Barry

#believe #bills #cannot #company #electric