Gilbert White Quotes

General Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests, to the great terror of the neighbourhood; and, at one time, a wild bull or buffalo: but the country rose upon them and destroyed them.

Gilbert White

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 18, 1720 - June 26, 1793

Topics

GreatTimeRoseCountryBullWild

Ricky Whittle's abs, they should be in a museum. They're crazy.

Jes Macallan

CrazyMuseumShouldRickyWhittle

You need to fail quickly and learn from those failures to continue to build along the way.

Jennifer Hyman

LearnYouBuildWayNeedFail

For me, the litmus test to know whether or not I'm doing the right thing is to examine whether my decisions are love-based or fear-based.

Robert Gant

MeDoing The Right ThingDecisions

I don't know how to write a novel in the world of cellphones. I don't know how to write a novel in the world of Google, in which all factual information is available to all characters. So I have to stand on my head to contrive a plot in which the characters lose their cellphone and are separated from technology.

Ann Patchett

TechnologyWorldStandLoseKnow

I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.

Jeanette Winterson

CommunicationPeopleIdeasBelieve

Nature's laws have to supersede man's law.

Mary Beth Whitehead

NatureManLawLaws

I'd like to do something with Bruno Mars if we ever got the opportunity.

Mike Love

OpportunityMarsSomethingGotLike

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.

Joshua Reynolds

ArtValueLaborPleasureMental

I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.

Donatella Versace

MenManMeFindTeachNeed

When its time to go off to work, or work out, I have a great support system: a great nanny and friends who offer to help out whenever they can.

Christina Milian

WorkGreatTimeSupportHelpGo

What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.

Winona Ryder

PeopleThinkFamousYouTouchOkay

It seems that whenever America faced a challenge, it faced it and overcame it.

Pete Hoekstra

ChallengeAmericaSeemsWhenever

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