Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry David Thoreau

The voice of nature is always encouraging.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Thou mayest as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Too much overcharges Nature, and turns more into disease than nourishment. 'Tis thought and digestion which makes books serviceable, and give health and vigor to the mind.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is no man of Nature's worth In the circle of the earth.

John Fowles

Because a star explodes and a thousand worlds like ours die, we know this world is. That is the smile: that what might not be, is.

John Fowles

In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me.

John F. Kennedy

I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, which will protect the beauty of our natural environment, which will preserve the great old American houses and squares and parks of our national past and which will build handsome and balanced cities for our future.

James Madison

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

James M. Barrie

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

Emma Goldman

Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name!

Just because swans mate for life, I don't think its that big a deal. First of all, if you're a swan, you're probably not going to find a swan that looks much better than the one you've got, so why not mate for life?

Tori Amos

God sometimes you just don't come through, Do you need a woman to look after you?

Eric Braeden

Some situations are so hopeless when you look at them from the outside you say, Why are they still married?

Bobby Heenan

You're 83? Really? You don't look it. I would've guessed 81 or 82.

Dan Marino

When I look at tricks, I look at Michael Vick.

Cornelia Funke

The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face.

Clifford Geertz

It's always amusing to look at how something early in the 20th century was written in anthropology and how it's written now. There's been an enormous shift in how it's done, but yet you can't put your finger on someone who actually did it

Dwight L. Moody

My friends, look to Christ, and not to yourselves. That is what is the matter with a great many sinners; instead of looking to Christ, they are looking at the bite of sin.

Colin Powell

I will look for a candidate, Republican or Democrat, who seems to be on the way or understands how to resolve the economic difficulties we're having, how to do something about unemployment, how to make sure that we free up our businesses and we don't over-regulate ourselves.

Khalil Dulaimi

We have not been duly informed about any certain date for a trial.

Chris Lowther

If the clock got to a certain point, we were going to foul, but we wanted to give ourselves a shot to get the steal.

Joakim Noah

I always give respect to and pay homage to New York, because I don't feel like I would be the player that I am today if it wasn't for New York City. It gives you a certain edge, a certain toughness just growing up in the city.

James Logan

He was very thorough, very energetic and very passionate, ... To him, every human being has a certain dignity.

Carol Wright

He was very resolute, ... I think he felt good. I think he was very certain of his decision and pleased that it was finally happening.

Carl Persis

One of the great things we do is recognize people. Those things are greatly appreciated by family and friends and colleagues. It's so hard to define every certain instance. We have to use our own good judgment.

Jon Voight

I was raised Catholic... I fell in love with certain ideals.

Kevin Steele

I would say in places I've been like Tennessee and Nebraska, without studying it, it's about what it is. It's a contact sport, so there are going to be a certain number that won't finish because of injury. ... For some there are playing-time issues. Obviously, you get some that are away for the first time and decide this isn't what they want. Then you have some (dismissed).

Jake Gyllenhaal

I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and that's all they want to be a part of.