E. B. White Quotes

New York is part of the natural world. I love the city, I love the country, and for the same reasons. The city is part of the country. When I had an apartment on East Forty-Eighth Street, my backyard during the migratory season yielded more birds than I ever saw in Maine.

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• It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.

  

  Vance Havner
  • Time
  • God
  • Parents

• I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.

  

  Adam Brody
  • Me
  • Movies
  • Hindsight

• Being evil is easy.

  

  J. K. Simmons
  • Evil
  • Easy
  • Being

• I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?

  

  Rainbow Rowell
  • Time
  • Science
  • Past

• We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.

  

  Karin Slaughter
  • Good
  • Nice
  • Dark

• I was kind of a wild child. I wasn't taught the niceties of life.

  

  Barbra Streisand
  • Life
  • Child
  • WIld

• You just have to take control of your own performance.

  

  Damian Lewis
  • You
  • Control
  • Performance

• There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.

  

  Natasha Lyonne
  • Life
  • Way
  • Hide

• Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.

  

  Dan Brown
  • Future
  • Overpopulation

• Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.

  

  Daniel Boulud
  • Pain
  • Makes
  • Chicken

• It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Work
  • Independent
  • Wealth

• Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

  

  Talib Kweli Black Star
  • Woman
  • Hip Hop
  • Complex

• People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.

  

  Inga Cadranel
  • People
  • Like
  • Drive

• There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.

  

  M. J. Rose
  • Great
  • Support
  • Friendships

• Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.

  

  Hailey Gates
  • Fashion
  • Unique
  • Leveler

• For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation.

  

  Paracelsus
  • Daily
  • Preparation
  • Bread

• My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts.

  

  Zach Anner
  • Good
  • Family
  • Weird

• Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.

  

  Fiona Shaw
  • Men
  • Three
  • Lady

• We should never forget that Americans continue to advocate for individual liberty, equality and self-governance. We often step in when it's necessary to help countries in need. But our history needs no whitewashing. To attempt this does us a terrible disservice.

  

  Jay Parini
  • History
  • Help
  • Equality

• The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner.

  

  Claude Nicollier
  • Future
  • Space

• When you're a guest star, you kinda feel like you have to prove something. Everyone else is on the show and has started establishing relationships. And you're just hoping that they're happy you were cast.

  

  Andrea Gabriel
  • Show
  • Prove
  • Guest

• You never know who you're talking to. Don't limit a young student's dream, because that's how we change the world.

  

  Adam Neumann
  • World
  • Dream

• Insurance and funding traditionally drive capital investment. But in a world based on access, not ownership, the duration, value, cost and extent of financial services is distinctly different.

  

  Lisa Gansky
  • World
  • Different
  • Value

• New York is part of the natural world. I love the city, I love the country, and for the same reasons. The city is part of the country. When I had an apartment on East Forty-Eighth Street, my backyard during the migratory season yielded more birds than I ever saw in Maine.

  

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