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Asa Gray Quotes

We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge, and that it is our duty to ground our scientific beliefs upon observation and inference, unmixed with considerations of a different order.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 18, 1810 - January 30, 1888

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Knowledge Down Observation Duty May

I don't like to work for politicians because I hate to work on anything that you can't give back if it doesn't work. I sell products. I do a commercial for, say, Meow Mix, and you don't like it, you get your money back. You can return it. Politicians, you can't return. You're with them for four more years. And that's scary.

Jerry Della Femina

Work Money Hate You Back Say

Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.

Bad Boring Most Some Receive

In many companies, the person who talks the best usually gets the job. I got snowed by a few of those people over the years. I still think communication is important, but I don't think there's always a correlation between being a great communicator and other virtues that make for a great leader.

Communication Leader Great Best Job

I'm afraid of buying a house or anything, 'cause if there's one paparazzi outside for one day, then they'll never leave.

Robert Pattinson

Day House One Day Never Outside

I'm far from immune to the American, perhaps historically male, prejudice toward practical and physical competence; I hope I've also considered that prejudice enough to have some distance from it.

Hope American Enough Distance Far

I never told a joke in my life.

Life My Life Never Joke

Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.

Good Time Evil Negative Somebody

I'm very, very proud to have been at what I feel are two of the pivotal moments in this whole new Golden Era of television - one being 'The Sopranos' with HBO and now with Netflix expanding that whole HBO concept to the world and making it more of a global thing. It's been wonderful to witness that from those two vantage points.

Steven Van Zandt

World Proud Feel Moments Television

A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine.

Small Stone Price Pine High Variety

With the UFC, anything can happen, really.

Robert Whittaker

Happen Anything UFC Really

Some people are natural beauties, some have great style, but sometimes it comes from talent. Take Kate Winslet: I was listening to her speech at the Golden Globes. That woman has so much intensity. She's amazing to watch and to listen to. With some people, it can even be their voice that makes them attractive.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Great Style Woman Talent People

That has been the concept to my life - setting very high objectives and trying to fulfil them.

Juan Manuel Santos

Life My Life Trying High Been Very

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