Virginia Postrel Quotes

Neon signs don't consume much power, but they look like they do. A cousin of fluorescent lighting, neon is actually quite energy efficient. A neon tube glows coolly when high-voltage, low-amperage electrical power excites the gas within it.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

PowerEnergyLookSignsWithinGas

The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers.

Joan Didion

LifeChildrenFancyOrderOwnThan

The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next.

Matthew Lewis

GreatMeKnowActorNextGoing

I like working with the public, and I like that it's really hard work.

Amy Sedaris

WorkHard WorkHardWorkingLike

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

Stevie Wonder

LifePeopleExpectationsYouYour

I don't want to be limited or ghettoized in any way.

Sister Souljah

WantWayAnyLimited

Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage.

Simon Hoggart

ChildrenMeDetailHolidaysPerfect

Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.

Simone Biles

MyselfMindStartDoingBodyPlace

When I say something, I mean it.

Tony Bellew

SayMeanSomething

Every generation of rock musician will understand that we wouldn't be anywhere without the support of teenagers buying the records.

Roger Daltrey

SupportGenerationRockUnderstand

We believe the future of computing should be natural.

Rony Abovitz

FutureBelieveNaturalShould

If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.

Roberto Duran

BestMedicalFightWantWouldHad

Fractal geometry is everywhere, even in lines drawn in the sand. It's the cycle of life... You see fractals in plants, in flowers. Within the human lung are branches within branches.

Ron Eglash

LifeFlowersPlantsSandYouSee

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