John Burroughs Quotes

Science kills credulity and superstition, but to the well-balanced mind it enhances the feeling of wonder, of veneration, and of kinship which we feel in the presence of the miraculous universe.

John Burroughs

Quotes to Explore

Whether or not we communicate it, I definitely seek my mom's acceptance and approval for everything. She has a strong commercial sense of movies and is a quintessential audience. When she doesn't like something, I know there is reason to worry. When she loves something, there is reason to celebrate.

Karan Johar
- Strong
- Mom
- Audience
Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.

Rachel Kushner
- Life
- Art
- Extraordinary
Especially working in infectious disease, it's very interesting because these infectious diseases, these agents, they evolve over time. So it's very much an arms race and understanding how each changes to protect itself and to continue. And so it's very much this puzzle-solving but with this great urgency and importance in what you find.

Pardis Sabeti
- Time
- Great
- Interesting
I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it.

Omar Sharif
- People
- Love
- Son
Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.

Dana Plato
- Up
- Work
- Growing
My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.

Ferdinand Marcos
- Life
- Identity
- My Life