Sir James Jeans

Famous quotes containing the words sir, james and/or jeans:

“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)

“True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.”
—William James (1842–1910)

“When children dress like adults they are more likely to behave as adults do, to imitate adult actions. It is hard to walk like an adult male wearing corduroy knickers that make an awful noise. But boys in long pants can walk like men, and little girls in tight jeans can walk like women.”
—David Elkind (20th century)