John Burroughs Quotes

We love the sight of the brown and ruddy earth; it is the color of life, while a snow-covered plain is the face of death. Yet snow is but the mask of the life-giving rain; it, too, is the friend of man, the tender, sculpturesque, immaculate, warming, fertilizing snow.

John Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeLoveFriendSnowRainDeath

When a young writer comes up to me with an ambitious idea for a 20-book series, I usually tell him to maybe try something smaller to start off with.

Jim Butcher

MeStartYoungTryHimTell

Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.

Jim Ryun

FamilyHistoryGovernmentBuilding

My father knew classical music very well. Driving in the car, listening to the radio, he could name every composer, every movement, what piece it was. I was fascinated by the way he recognized who wrote what.

Anat Cohen

FatherCarMusicListeningNameWay

Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

Maud Adams

GreatBeginningMindAmbitionYou

I'm sort of a strange bird.

Ann Bancroft

BirdStrangeSort

There are lots of little brown girls out there who want to do something to change the world, and all I want to do is help them get there.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

ChangeChange The WorldWorldHelp

The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. It doesn't suck.

Tommy Lee

FreedomBestRichYouWantWhatever

I think as a player there's a sense of urgency every single year that this is the year we're going to have success and do the things we're excited about.

Tony Romo

SuccessThinkYearUrgencySingle

I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom.

Mary J. Blige

WisdomYouPersonKnowWantAfraid

When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.

Dennis Ritchie

ThinkAdviceBackGoThanksGive

Now I'm confused. Now I don't know what I want.

Chris Kirkpatrick

ConfusedKnowNowWant

When you first start doing it, being on tour is inspiring, because you've never been anywhere.

Dean Ween

StartDoingYouNeverFirstBeen

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