Lewis Thomas Quotes

We are told that the trouble with modern man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature... In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the Earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds.

Lewis Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1913 - December 3, 1993

Topics

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Sure I do a lot of jokes about Anne Frank. But when you do those jokes, it makes people remember what happened to her. That process of bringing her story back doesn't have to be a serious one. What I say is all nonsense, but it helps to keep her memory alive.

Joan Rivers

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I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out.

Steven Wright

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I have an A rating from the NRA.

Ronnie Musgrove

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Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture.

Mickey Spillane

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I think I always wished I could play guitar as well as Jimi Hendrix.

Michiel Huisman

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Dad was an outstanding leader. He'd bring in top thinkers from a wide array of fields - how to fix the Detroit schools, for example. I watched him in these meetings. He listened and probed.

Mitt Romney

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I love to watch movies.

Judy Blume

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I moved to California in 2011 to be a writer. A family friend told me to take acting classes so I could do commercials and actually make a little money.

Jovan Adepo

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I don't want to look like a bum.

Bobby Fischer

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Dieting is murder on the road. Show me a man who travels and I'll show you one who eats.

Bruce Froemming

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The turban is an inextricable part of the Sikh identity. Sikhs say you may take off their head but not the turban.

Preneet Kaur

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I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was a rubbish name. Edson sounded so much more serious and important.

Pele

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