Energy Quotes

"The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light"

Barney Oliver, Scientist

"Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient"

Barney Oliver, Scientist

"I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today"

Bill Richardson, Politician

"Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist"

Dana Rohrabacher, Politician

"My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily"

Channing Tatum, Actor

"The right diet directs sexual energy into the parts that matter"

Barbara Cartland, Novelist

"Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the materials inside them, but in the way that they appear caged, captured"

Andy Goldsworthy, Artist

"Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it"

Arthur Erickson, Architect

"Being in front of all these people staring at you and it helps you to dig down and become more emotional and get lost in it as you're feeding on people's energy"

Fred Durst, Musician

"Penn State in 1955 became the first university to be issued a federal license to operate a nuclear reactor, which it continues to use for studies in the peaceful uses of atomic energy and the training of nuclear industry personnel"

Don Sherwood, Politician

"Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience over by making it believable. A lot of what you do when you work out in that mode is use your mental energy"

Lucy Liu, Actress

"Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy"

Mac Thornberry, Politician

"In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles"

Mac Thornberry, Politician

"As expanding economies continue to grow, the one source of energy that we can develop rapidly, cheaply and with next-to-no emissions is nuclear energy"

Craig Stevens, Athlete

"Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The entire time, he would go in and out of different characters, just for the fun of it. Awesome energy"

Jill Scott, Musician

"The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come"

James Whitcomb Riley, Poet

"That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's always good to make the most of your life and living as much as possible"

Marc Almond, Musician

"Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count - on real results"

Phil Bredesen, Politician

"The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources"

Lamar S. Smith, Politician

"Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion"

Tony Wilson, Journalist

"My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity"

Olusegun Obasanjo, Statesman

"With 3 percent of the world's resources and 25 percent of the world's demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill its way to energy security"

Lois Capps, Politician

"When I work, I try to eat as much vegetarian as possible. When I do Cupid, I eat vegetarian because I need the energy. I've got those wings on my back"

Karl Urban, Actor

"A comprehensive national energy policy is critical to our nation's economy and our national security. Energy expenditures account for about 7% percent of our total economy and influence pricing in the much of the rest of the economy"

Heather Wilson, Politician

"Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into a related whole by an energy distinct from that which evoked them"

John Drinkwater, Poet

"Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy"

Delia Smith, Celebrity

"Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity"

Olusegun Obasanjo, Statesman

"It takes time and energy, and if I'm working, then I'd rather flop in front of the telly than put on a tiny dress and work out how to get myself to God knows where. I mean, lazy some would call it"

Daisy Donovan, Actress

"First, I'd become an avid reader of blogs, especially music blogs, and they seemed to be where the critical-thinking action was at, to have the kind of energy that I associate with rock writing of the 1970s or Internet e-mail discussion lists a decade ago"

Carl Wilson, Musician

"Every good picture leaves the painter eager to start again, unsatisfied, inspired by the rich mine in which he is working, hoping for more energy, more vitality, more time - condemned to painting for life"

John French Sloan, Artist

"Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can't settle back. You always have to stay on your toes"

Blythe Danner, Actress

"I miss performing before a live audience - the energy and excitement - there's nothing to compare with it"

Rena Marlette Lesnar, Model

"In short, the time has come for us as American and Iranian citizens to apply our mutual energy, intellect, and goodwill toward strengthening relations between our two countries, as their destinies are intertwined"

Cyrus Vance, Statesman

"I had a financial page to write in the Mail on Sunday where I'd give tips on shares. I worked there for two and a half years. Nothing compares to the burst of energy felt on a newsroom floor when a big story breaks"

Adam Faith, Musician

"If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit"

Dana Plato, Actress

"If I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body"

Roberto Clemente, Athlete

"If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power"

Imre Lakatos, Philosopher

"We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels"

Silvia Cartwright, Statesman

"And shooting things in a documentary style was a good way to create tension and energy without money"

Michael Patrick Jann, Actor

"I love New York. But the energy is so intense"

John Galliano, Designer

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