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nature miracle trying
"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web." "Ever try to spin one?" asked Mr. Dorian. E. B. White
nature sunshine light
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. Anne Bronte
nature simple delight
Nature delights in the most plain and simple diet. Joseph Addison
nature miracle quality
Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite. Joseph Addison
nature understanding inquiry
The scientist's inquiry into the causes of things is providing an ever more extensive understanding of nature. Kenneth G. Wilson
nature writing sky
Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky. Khalil Gibran
nature men originality
Men are made by nature unequal. It is vain, therefore, to treat them as if they were equal. James Anthony Froude
nature morning sun
Meet the sun every morning as if it could cast a ballot. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
nature house answers
As well expect Nature to answer your human values as to come into your house and sit in a chair. Henry Beston
stars war long
Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future. Damon Lindelof
stars thinking interesting
I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star. Brian Chesky
stars heart order
Love binds people too, in matrimony's sacred bonds where chaste lovers are met, and friends cement their trust and friendship. How happy is mankind, if the love that orders the stars above rules, too, in your hearts. Boethius
stars sleep night
Then star nor sun shall waken, Nor any change of light: Nor sound of waters shaken, Nor any sound or sight: Nor wintry leaves nor vernal; Nor days nor things diurnal; Only the sleep eternal In an eternal night. Algernon Charles Swinburne
stars hero people
The big stars I felt a kinship with were never the romantic leads. It wasn't Steve McQueen or Robert Redford - it was people like Walter Matthau and Anthony Quinn. My big hero was Tommy Cooper. Alfred Molina
stars attitude sunset
After you understand about the sun and the stars and the rotation of the earth, you may still miss the radiance of the sunset. Alfred North Whitehead
stars disappointment father
The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment. . . . We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and the billions of molecules in a drop of water are counted. Yet, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, this greatest science eludes the efforts of our mental weapons to grasp it. Alfred North Whitehead
stars science night
Many a night I saw the Pleiads, Rising thro' the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies, Tangled in a silver braid. Alfred Lord Tennyson
stars poetry desire
And this gray spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. Alfred Lord Tennyson
ocean pebbles affected
The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble. Blaise Pascal
ocean wire wish
Those who take refuge behind theological barbed wire fences, quite often wish they could have more freedom of thought, but fear the change to the great ocean of truth as they would a cold bath. Luther Burbank
ocean ignorance knowledge
We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. John Archibald Wheeler
ocean impact trying
The Ocean Health Index is like the thermometer of the ocean. It will allow us to take the temperature to know what is going on at the global level, trying to integrate different impacts, including overfishing, invasive species, coastal development, and climate change. Enric Sala
ocean book sea
What better way to learn about life in the ocean--and how we are changing it--than through stories of blind zombie worms, immortal jellyfish, and unicorns of the sea? The Extreme Life of the Sea is an insightful book that inspires awe and wonder about our ocean, and brilliantly shows us the immense possibilities of life on Earth. Enric Sala
ocean marine world
What we have now - a world without [marine] reserves - is like a debit account where we withdraw all the time and we never make any deposit. Reserves are like savings accounts. Enric Sala
ocean islands algae
Most of the reefs [around Christmas Island] are dead, most of the corals are dead, overgrown by algae, and most of the fish are smaller than the pencils we use to count them. Enric Sala
ocean writing frustrated
I was studying the impacts of fishing on ocean life, while the places that I loved so much continued to decline: less and smaller fish, less corals, and more microbes. I found myself writing the obituary of nature with increasing precision. Unsatisfied and frustrated, I felt like a doctor telling the patient how she is going to die, with excruciating detail. If I were that patient, I would have fired myself and looked for a doctor who would look for a solution. Enric Sala
ocean deposits overfishing
The ocean is like a checking account where everybody withdraws but nobody makes a deposit. This is what's happening because of overfishing. Enric Sala