Quote by Stephen Leacock
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference

Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. – Stephen Leacock

Other quotes by Stephen Leacock

Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive. – Stephen Leacock

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Hockey
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Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. – Stephen Leacock

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Christmas
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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – Stephen Leacock

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Libraries
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I believe that the profits will come from the quality of your creative products. Since the beginning, Ive always wanted to develop a self-feeding circle of creative productions: the positive financial returns from one show would be used to develop and create a new show, and so on. – Guy Laliberte

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positive

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. – Bo Bennett

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positive

The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is heartwarming. It is very difficult for me to take anything but a positive view of the Gomez phenomenon. – John Astin

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positive

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. – Camryn Manheim

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positive

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You know, theres nothing like seeing the smile on my kids faces. Laughing together. Playing. Its the best. – Mark Wahlberg

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smile

Im thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination – in terms of providing for my family – is absolutely my goal. – Nicki Minaj

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Family

If you ask an economist whats driven economic growth, its been major advances in things that mattered – the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that. – Larry Page

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Society

Art is the objectification of feeling. – Herman Melville

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Art