Jared Diamond Quotes

Infectious diseases introduced with Europeans, like smallpox and measles, spread from one Indian tribe to another, far in advance of Europeans themselves, and killed an estimated 95% of the New World's Indian population.

Jared Diamond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 10, 1937

Topics

WorldNewTribeSpreadPopulation

That's exactly why I came into music in the first place: to be inspired by what I hear to make it something else, to make it my own. That's how culture, creativity, moves, isn't it?

Jimmy Page

MusicCultureCreativityPlaceWhy

I would love to do a small indie comedy, like a Wes Anderson movie or, like, an ensemble comedy like 'The Royal Tenenbaums' or 'Little Miss Sunshine.' I like comedies like that, that have a lot of heart and are about family dynamics.

Jerry Trainor

FamilyLoveHeartSunshineSmall

It's weird to get gifted things as an actress because it usually happens when you've made a movie, and you can finally afford something, and then these fashion labels give it to you for free.

Anna Faris

FashionFreeWeirdYouGiftedGet

That's what I like most about writing fiction over journalism: the easy metaphors!

Michael Connelly

WritingEasyJournalismOverFiction

I love my work - it's what I know how to do best.

Amanda Donohoe

WorkLoveBestKnowHowI Love

I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.

Skrillex

MusicListenNeverOutBecauseSet

I looked up to Cristiano Ronaldo, and then it was always Didier Drogba.

Romelu Lukaku

AlwaysUpThenLooked

I'm very proud to be from Jacksonville.

Johnny Van Zant

ProudVery

In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it.

Cilla Black

TalentYouSixtiesMakeNeeded

We cannot give our students all that they expect, whether by way of the quality of their schooling or by way of the jobs that they were hoping to get. Student frustration is a worldwide phenomenon, pushing our societies into adjusting faster than they are used to.

Arthur Lewis

QualityFrustrationStudentWayUsed

What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.

Wolfgang Puck

MorningFoodBreakfastLike

I'm a better American than 99% of the guys in the White House.

Seymour Hersh

BetterAmericanHouseWhiteThan

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