John Burroughs Quotes

One reason, doubtless, why squirrels are so bold and reckless in leaping through the trees is that, if they miss their hold and fall, they sustain no injury. Every species of tree-squirrel seems to be capable of a sort of rudimentary flying, at least of making itself into a parachute, so as to ease or break a fall or a leap from a great height.

John Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921

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I am trying to release endorphins here. I am not preaching to you - I am trying to make you laugh.

Jimmy Carr

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I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.

Melissa Manchester

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There's no drama like wrestling.

Andy Kaufman

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When I was younger, I always assumed that when I grew up, I would be living in the country, and my kids would be going to a state school. But that's not how things have turned out. I can't see myself being able to leave London.

Stella McCartney

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I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves.

Mary Karr

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It is no small thing for an American to be able to go into a fast-food restaurant and to buy a double cheeseburger, fries, and a large Coke for a price equal to less than an hour of labor at the minimum wage - indeed, in the long sweep of history, this represents a remarkable achievement.

Michael Pollan

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I was obsessed with being popular in high school and never achieved it. There's photos from our high school musicals, and I'm comically in the deep background, wearing a beggar's costume.

Mindy Kaling

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The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

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In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next generation.

Dhani Harrison

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I've been in so many good movies that I felt like nobody saw; it's a pretty dreadful feeling.

Woody Harrelson

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The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking.

Phaedrus

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My label, my team and I are always looking to get involved with positive things.

Sevyn Streeter

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