Reference Power Consumption

Famous quotes containing the words reference, power and/or consumption:

“If we define a sign as an exact reference, it must include symbol because a symbol is an exact reference too. The difference seems to be that a sign is an exact reference to something definite and a symbol an exact reference to something indefinite.”
—William York Tindall (1903–1981)

“The continuance of our passions is no more in our own power than the term of our life.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“What happens is that, as with drugs, he needs a stronger shot each time, and women are just women. The consumption of one woman is the consumption of all. You can’t double the dose.”
—Ian Fleming (1908–1964)