Charles Lapworth Quotes
Nothing perhaps has so retarded the reception of the higher conclusions of Geology among men in general, as ... the instinctive parsimony of the human mind in matters where time is concerned.
Charles Lapworth
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During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different times of course, on the bridge, both of whom asked my permission to sit on the captain's chair.
Patrick Stewart
My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness.
Yotam Ottolenghi
I'm not one for going out on the town on Friday night, as I've never been a big drinker, so I like getting the rubbish jobs out of the way so we can enjoy our free time.
Victoria Pendleton
I'm not a huge fan of the concept of 'passion' when it comes to careers. Instead of trying to answer the daunting question of, 'What's your passion?' it's better simply to watch what you do when you've got time of your own and nobody's looking.
Dan Pink
First time that I cried at a work of art was at a drum solo that I saw. A drummer named Winard Harper, part of the Billy Taylor Trio, gave back in - I would have been in high school - 2005 or something.
Damien Chazelle
A man might write such stuff for ever, if he would abandon his mind to it.
Samuel Johnson
When you're starting out as an actor, you keep raising the stakes. First, you just want to be a character who comes on stage and gets a laugh or two and exits. Just five minutes on a stage, not even Broadway. But every time you say your little prayer at night, you place more demands.
Charles Kimbrough
In my mind, there's not a great difference between what people call fiction and non-fiction. So in that sense, I'm like an early-18th-century person. I actually believe there's one way of writing.
John Ralston Saul
When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
Vera Wang
The financial sector is vital to the economy. A well-functioning financial sector promotes job creation, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.
Janet Yellen
I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other.
Pete Seeger
Nothing perhaps has so retarded the reception of the higher conclusions of Geology among men in general, as ... the instinctive parsimony of the human mind in matters where time is concerned.
Charles Lapworth
