David Pilbeam Quotes
Perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery, for it to be able to mold our theories. Rather the theories are more statements about us and ideology than about the past. Paleontology reveals more about how humans view themselves than it does about how humans came about, but that is heresy.
David Pilbeam
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Samuel Johnson
I'm a breakfast type of guy. Don't get me wrong. I can cook, I'm kinda nice on the burner, but I enjoy making breakfast. I do it all... Scrambled eggs... French toast... Pancakes... Breakfast is my thing.
Ja Rule
What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?
Sam Kinison
I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
Gary Bettman
My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.
Daniel Baldwin
Like most Russians, I am very superstitious, and if I don't get married, I don't get divorced.
Carine Roitfeld
Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.
Carine Roitfeld
My Kindle readers have been incredibly faithful fans.
J. A. Konrath
If you take a look at history, you will find that the understanding of what is good and evil has always existed before the individual religions. The religions were only invented by people afterwards, in order to express this idea.
Salman Rushdie
Swing dance has been a part of my life since I was born.
Lacey Schwimmer
The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
R. Lee Ermey
I need to end up with someone who is strong, intelligent, independent, someone I really admire - sensitive, sensuous, warm, a sense of humor.
Pam Dawber
I take very seriously my responsibility as Secretary-General to make sure that the United Nations is doing everything it can to uphold the universal prohibition on the use of chemical weapons.
Ban Ki-moon
There is something about saying, 'We always do this,' which helps keep the years together. Time is such an elusive thing that if we keep on meaning to do something interesting, but never do it, year would follow year with no special thoughtfulness being expressed in making gifts, surprises, charming table settings, and familiar, favorite food. Tradition is a good gift intended to guard the best gifts.
Edith Schaeffer
You are my wine, my joy,
My garden, my springtime,
My slumber, my repose,
Without you, I can't cope.
Rumi
I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.
Ted Dekker
From a short-sided view, the whole moving contents of the heavens seemed to them a parcel of stones, earth and other soul-less bodies, though they furnish the sources of the world order.
Plato
Perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery, for it to be able to mold our theories. Rather the theories are more statements about us and ideology than about the past. Paleontology reveals more about how humans view themselves than it does about how humans came about, but that is heresy.
David Pilbeam
