Ellsworth Huntington Quotes
No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.
Quotes to Explore
-
If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
-
There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
-
We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
-
You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
-
When you fall in love, you become weak.
-
All the terrorists are basically migrants.
-
It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
-
The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
-
You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
-
You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
-
Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
-
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
-
I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
-
I still have a lot of my friends from high school. You just know who is there for you for real, and who is trying to get something out of you.
-
With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.
-
The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
-
Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated.
-
I had one family that used a lot of yelling and screaming, and that was very normal. Another side of my family, nobody would raise their voice at all.
-
Sandalwood, tagara, lotus, jasmine - the fragrance of virtue is unrivalled by such kinds of perfume.
-
You're on Facebook, and you're supposed to know your sexual orientation at 13... Nobody really knows what's going on at that time, and people seem to... know stuff, or they have to act like they do, and they make decisions before they really need to.
-
It is ridiculous ever to forget that you and your business are each implanted in the society of the moment. We cannot ignore the world of our time. We had better understand it.
-
Wisdom is not about what you know, but how you know it. If knowledge is a measure of the grasp an individual has of a given subject, wisdom is a measure of his grip. Does he hold his ideas lightly or loosely? Will he let go when they show signs of wear or inappropriateness?
-
No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.
