John Ruskin Quotes
I do not mean to call an elephant a vulgar animal, but if you think about him carefully, you will find that his nonvulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature-not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot, but in the way he will lift his foot if a child lies in his way; and in his sensitive trunk, and still more sensitive mind, and capability of pique on points of honor.
Quotes to Explore
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Most of the time, those who use animals in experiments justify that use by pointing to alleged benefits to human and animal health and the supposed necessity of using animals to obtain those benefits.
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As a child I really didn't like men at all, in fact.
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My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.
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The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
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I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly.
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I think I have already signed some scrap of paper for every man, woman, and child in the United States. What do they do with all those scraps of paper with my signature on it?
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It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.
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For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.
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We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts.
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If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
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In some sense, when you take a child soldier out of an armed group, you've taken away the identity he or she has had for years, and you can't assume life is just going to return to normal.
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Maybe I didn't have the childhood people think you should have, but I still went through the ages; I was still a child.
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We used to say poor people had lousy genes. Then we decided that wasn't OK, but we transferred the prejudice to upbringing. We said, 'You were neglected as a child, so you'll never make it.' That's just as pernicious.
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If I had a child, I wouldn't let them go to drama school. At times, I was really unhappy there.
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Going from a child actor to an adult actor is not an easy thing, and I was sort of lost in a no man's land for a while, trying to figure out who I was as a person, and going from a young actor to an adult actor.
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It's been federal law for over two centuries that the child of an American born abroad is a citizen - a natural born citizen.
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When I had my first camera - I was a child of the '80s. I remember what it was like reusing the same tapes over and over again, and having really bad quality and images kind of bubbling up from under the surface.
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It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
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I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
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I do not mean to call an elephant a vulgar animal, but if you think about him carefully, you will find that his nonvulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature-not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot, but in the way he will lift his foot if a child lies in his way; and in his sensitive trunk, and still more sensitive mind, and capability of pique on points of honor.
