Brian Skerry Quotes

Under the snowcapped mountains of Fiordland National Park, freshwater streams empty into the saltwater fiords, creating a unique ecosystem. This is a heavily wooded park, so the water in the streams is stained with tannin, a substance found in plants that makes clean water seem dirty, though it isn't.

Brian Skerry

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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.

J. Michael Straczynski
- Writing
- Start
- Down
When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?

Aaron Sorkin
- People
- Writing
- Culture
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

Abdullah II of Jordan
I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.

L. J. Smith
- Want
- Know
- Me
In the spring of 1936, I was introduced by friends to Jean Tatlock. In the autumn, I began to court her. We were at least twice close enough to marriage to think of ourselves as engaged.

J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Friends
- Marriage
- Spring
I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.

Frances O'Connor
- Thought
- Passionate
- WIld