John James Audubon Quotes
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.John James Audubon
Quotes to Explore
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
Isaac Asimov -
If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.
Daniel Bryan -
I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
Karen Elson -
A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
Laura Anne Gilman -
I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
Paige VanZant -
Amazon's 'Twitch' appears to be creating a service that operates like Twitter.
Walt Mossberg
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In my experience with print journalists, the distinction between remarks being uttered on- or off-the-record is held sacrosanct, but the distinction between truth and falsity sometimes isn't.
Sam Harris -
Polka dots are fabulous.
Yayoi Kusama -
Most companies don't have the luxury of focusing exclusively on innovation. They have to innovate while stamping out zillions of widgets or processing billions of transactions.
Gary Hamel -
Every argument for Negro suffrage is an argument for women's suffrage.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it in the first place. They do better when they see what they're doing contributes to something in the world.
Dan Pink -
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
Oscar Wilde
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
Xavier Niel -
I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.
Damien Hirst -
Quentin Tarantino is a genius. I want to do every single film with him.
Vanessa Ferlito -
The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod.
Gary Bettman -
In the summer you want fresh, light and sort of quick things; in winter you want things that are comforting, so your body really tells you you want to go towards potatoes, apples, fennel, things that are warm and comforting. And loin of pork.
Ina Garten -
Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.
Najib Razak
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The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how they exercise the power they only hold in trust from the people.
Jimmy Reid -
I may be a huge computer nerd, but even so I don't think education should be about computers. Not as a subject, and not as a classroom resource either.
Linus Torvalds -
Men will deal rude blows to that which is the cause of their life:-They will thrash the grain.
Leonardo da Vinci -
I'm aware that people see me as a sex symbol. But I know I can act.
Diora Baird -
Across the communication landscape move the specters of sinister technologies and the dreams that money can buy.
J. G. Ballard -
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.
John James Audubon