Jared Diamond Quotes

Measles and TB evolved from diseases of our cattle, influenza from a disease of pigs, and smallpox possibly from a disease of camels. The Americas had very few native domesticated animal species from which humans could acquire such diseases.

Jared Diamond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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In the end, I don't think you can find soul. Soul finds you.

Joe Cocker

SoulThinkEndYouFindIn The End

When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It's the opposite when I act. I use the words and tap into the emotion.

Jill Scott

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The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far.

Robert Schumann

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If you are searching to figure out what is true and what is not, you will have a sad life. It means you have too much time, and you should do a hobby - like collecting art.

Maurizio Cattelan

LifeSadTimeArtHobbyYou

My family has had to become quite understanding about me not returning phone calls when I'm filming.

Anna Kendrick

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Besides makeup, my other passion is music.

Jeffree Star

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And judging what is appropriate or not appropriate for a country, I think it is important in particular in judging what is the appropriate economic policy framework, one should take into account the overall political environment and the institutional framework within which economic policy operates.

Lucas Papademos

ThinkPoliticalEnvironmentCountry

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

Joshua Reynolds

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I'm in a position to look back at my life, and I realized there were a number of experiences that needed to be documented.

Dexter Scott King

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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

WarWinWillWithoutEnterAny

When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing has happened to me. But I felt so tiny, so lost.

Paul Theroux

GodGreatChildhoodMeThinkLost

I remember being a bathtub singer. You know, the type that sings and everybody's like, 'Shut up.'

Sean Paul

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