Alfred Russel Wallace Quotes

As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways.

Alfred Russel Wallace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 8, 1823 - November 7, 1913

Topics

TreesKnowSaidIgnorantAnything

Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.

Jeff Goodell

ElectricitySayNothingSolarHalf

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

Steve Buscemi

AttitudeMeLovedSeriousHimAdopt

Albums take a lot out of you.

Travie McCoy

YouOutTakeLotAlbums

Unfortunately, some parents simply don't love their children. Probably they don't even love themselves. That may be the heart of their problem. Having parents like this is a terrible burden for any child and can shadow him all through life. It can even destroy him.

David Viscott

LifeLoveHeartChildrenShadowHim

By what criterion... can we distinguish among the numberless effects, that are also causes, and among the causes that may, for aught we can know, be also effects, - how can we distinguish which are the means and which are the ends?

Chauncey Wright

KnowMayDistinguishMeansHowEnds

When I had my wreck, it really just put everything into perspective and really opened my eyes. I've always been one of those guys that thought 'it will never happen to me.'

Brantley Gilbert

EyesPerspectiveMeThoughtNever

We like being English, but we're not that patriotic.

Winston Marshall

BeingEnglishPatrioticLike

Yeah, baggy jeans are done. Nobody wants to wear big, baggy jeans. Baggy jeans are completely over with.

Wiz Khalifa

NobodyDoneOverJeansWearBig

While they believe the pursuit of profit is important to sustaining a business, millennials also say that pursuit must be accompanied by a sense of purpose, by efforts to create innovative products or services, and, above all, by consideration of individuals as employees and members of society.

Punit Renjen

BusinessPurposeSocietyBelieveSay

I've been the best fighter in the world at kickboxing - they can't take that away from me - but when I started in MMA, I realized how great this sport is. It's the ultimate combat sport, and that's why I want to be the world's best at it.

Mark Hunt

GreatBestMeWorldWantWhy

Everything was very specific and very fitted. I can't tell you what we went through for this job in regards to full body scans and the prosthetic process that you go through and all that kind of stuff, but everything was done very specifically to fit you perfectly.

Julian McMahon

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That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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