John James Audubon Quotes

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am not a scholar, but meantime I am aware that no man living knows better than I do the habits of our birds.

John James Audubon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 26, 1785 - January 27, 1851

Topics

ManI AmBirdsBetterI CanLiving

I'm so suspicious of boys-slash-men. I just don't like them or trust them.

Megan Fox

TrustJustLikeSuspiciousThem

The reason we wouldn't make a seven-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point, it's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.

Steve Jobs

GreatThinkYouPriceWantReason

The whole tax code should be looked at, all the way from farm subsidies to carried interest to - to corporate loopholes, because we really need to raise more revenue.

Stephen Pagliuca

FarmTaxWayMoreNeedRevenue

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.

Shirley Manson

PeopleUncomfortableYouKnowUp

Most of the catfish you find at the fish counter has been farmed. Though I usually prefer to buy and eat wild fish, farmed catfish taste cleaner, without the muddy taste of their wild relatives.

Tom Douglas

FishYouFindWildEatTaste

One of my favorite ways to eat albacore is tuna poke.

Tom Douglas

EatFavoriteTunaWaysPoke

The really cool challenge of '24' was learning on camera how to be a dramatic actress. The biggest difficulty was the industry side of things. I was very lucky that I had Joel Surnow, one of the creators of '24,' in my corner. Early on, the Fox executives couldn't believe that I was on the show.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

LearningChallengeCoolBelieveFox

A lot of people thought the sense of self was hard-wired, but it's not at all. It can be changed very quickly, and that's very intriguing.

Miguel Nicolelis

PeopleThoughtSelfSenseChanged

Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool Opotamus?

Mitch Hedberg

CoolJustHippopotamusReally

Ultimately, for our family, the opportunity to spend increased time together, balanced with a return to academia, was one we could not pass up.

Chris Gibson

FamilyOpportunityTimeTogetherUp

I'm into it, I'm into MP3's; I think there's no way you're ever going to be able to legislate people having to buy a record in order to listen to it. You have to look at it as a means of promotion, and if the music is good enough, promotion is a good thing.

Britt Daniel

GoodMusicPeopleThinkEnoughLook

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.

Peter DeFazio

FreedomUnitySecurityForceCannot

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