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Robert Fortune Quotes

The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they do any other plant.

Robert Fortune

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: September 16, 1812 - April 13, 1880

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Plants Trees Plant Stand Better

I think we're always going to be based in New York. So I would say 50 percent New York and the other 50 percent around the world.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

New York World Think New Say Always

Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your business aspects so you can keep your time free for writing.

Amish Tripathi

Good Business Time Me Writing Free

I tend not to spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror. If you say, 'Oh, I did 'Hill Street Blues' or 'L.A. Law' and everything I do has to measure up to some preconceived notion of that,' it would paralyze you.

Steven Bochco

Time Mirror Law Looking You Measure

Be a doer and not a critic.

Tony Blair

Critic Doer

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.

Roger Ebert

Teen Comedy Violence Hollywood Right

I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding.

Michelle Branch

People More Sound Always Tell Just

Part of the fun of life is interacting with people and not knowing what the truth is inside. Letting them reveal that to you is what binds you to people.

Michael Sheen

Life Truth Fun People Truth Is You

Some people think that all you do is record, and it's not the case. You take on other projects as well, and you have to live a little bit because it inspires your work.

Dianne Reeves

Work Live People Think You Little

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an animal.

Douglas Coupland

Animal You Question Being Like

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

Bruce Beutler

Family Relationship Friends And Family

I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite!

Tyra Banks

Woman Think Want Something Would

If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.

Noam Chomsky

Amazing Long Mars Would Observer