John James Audubon Quotes
The Fur Company may be called the exterminating medium of these wild and almost uninhabitable regions, which cupidity or the love of money alone would induce man to venture into. Where can I now go and find nature undisturbed?
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When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
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This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened.
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I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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Politicians in Washington and Madison aren't hearing, aren't listening to their constituents and prioritizing getting people back to work and growing our economy.
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Many journalists are influenced by a myopic multiculturalism that is suspicious of anything Western, while giving the benefit of the doubt to non-Western societies.
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I'm very humble.
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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.
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I'll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.
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I can't predict the future and I don't have respect for people who try to.
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No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.
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I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest number. It means in its nakedness that in order to achieve the supposed good of 51 per cent the interests of 49 per cent may be, or rather, should be sacrificed. It is a heartless doctrine and has done harm to humanity.
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Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
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The mechanical mind has a passion for control - of everything except itself. Beyond the control it has won over the forces of nature it would now win control over the forces of society of stating the problem and producing the solution, with social machinery to correspond.
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Howiver, I'm not denyin' the women are foolish: God Almighty made 'em to match the men.
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The Fur Company may be called the exterminating medium of these wild and almost uninhabitable regions, which cupidity or the love of money alone would induce man to venture into. Where can I now go and find nature undisturbed?
