David Quammen Quotes
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
David Quammen
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My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.
Hailee Steinfeld
No human being will ever know the Truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even known they had done so.
Xenophanes
OK, I've been very wild, but I've never really been the sort of person who goes that crazy!
Patricia Velasquez
In Washington, D.C., in 2006, Democrats had long since given up on the war in Iraq in terms of any tangible political support for it. The new factor was the Republicans were beginning to give up as well, and they were truly challenging the strategy and the lack of success.
Jack Keane
I play sad bastard music. For the money.
J. Tillman
Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
Rachel Nichols
I had never thought about writing a novel. But I had two young kids, and I realized that if I could write a novel, I could work at home.
Mary Kay Andrews
Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks.
Mark Ruffalo
A beggar's mistake harms no one but the beggar. A king's mistake, however, harms everyone but the king. Too often, the measure of power lies not in the number who obey your will, but in the number who suffer your stupidity.
Richard Scott Bakker
I want people to come see my films and enjoy them but at the end of the day you can't control what people think.
Mark Wahlberg
I used to just take every job that seemed relatively appealing. But now I take a job and it's in the trades the next day - it feels like people are watching and waiting to see what you do, and when you do take a job, attention is noted.
Cynthia Nixon
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
David Quammen
