Charles Lyell Quotes
We shall now conclude our remarks on the opinions entertained before the Christian era... the observation of the present course of nature presented too many proofs of alterations continually in progress on the earth to allow philosophers to believe that nature was in a state of rest or that the surface had remained and would continue to remain unaltered.Charles Lyell
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
Ramez Naam -
I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
Nathan Sawaya -
There is no diplomacy like candor.
E. V. Lucas -
I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills.
B. F. Skinner -
I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
Ian Mckellen -
I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
Yolanda Adams
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
R. Kelly -
If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
Val Kilmer -
It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to plan and push, and make it happen, it just seems to happen.
Wanda Jackson -
I was actually a Cowboys fan.
Victor Cruz -
I have got everything which a politician needs.
Tariq Anwar -
The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.
Fidel Castro
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The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
Tea Obreht -
The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing.
Carey Mulligan -
It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
Tammy Baldwin -
There's not a lot of really great, deep, serialized television, and we can see from the data that that's what people want.
Ted Sarandos -
I know the difference between true love and the love of my fans.
Gary Coleman -
If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.
Nana Mouskouri
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I grew up in a world of Officer Friendly. It was just the image I had.
DeRay Mckesson -
Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does.
Jonathan Carroll -
I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print.
Bob Woodward -
There can never be success without happiness, and no man can be happy without dispensing happiness to others.
Napoleon Hill -
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.
Minna Antrim -
We shall now conclude our remarks on the opinions entertained before the Christian era... the observation of the present course of nature presented too many proofs of alterations continually in progress on the earth to allow philosophers to believe that nature was in a state of rest or that the surface had remained and would continue to remain unaltered.
Charles Lyell