William Bartram Quotes

If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose.

William Bartram

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PerseverancePurposeAnimalAttention

I'm a real nature girl, and I love the Earth.

Maya Hawke

NatureLoveGirlEarthRealI Love

Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.

Angela Merkel

HopeCourageWarPeopleColdLong

It's unbearable when someone changes around you. Just imagine that your life partner changes, then it is difficult to cope with. Or your mother. Or your father. They were strong and now they're like a baby - it's not so funny.

Michael Haneke

LifeFunnyFatherMotherBabyYou

There is no such thing as a natural fit between form and content. Seamless elegance would be tantamount to erasure.

Stacey D'Erasmo

EleganceContentNaturalWouldFit

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

Tom Lehrer

WindowWeatherBadLooksAlways

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

Toni Morrison

LeaderResponsibilityTakeBeing

It gives me confidence to know that what I'm writing has a veracity of its own without me having to invent it. When I'm writing fiction, I must believe it to be true, or I can see no point in it.

Michael Morpurgo

ConfidenceMeWritingBelieveI Can

I'm very lucky in that my agent and my editors know better. They don't push me. Because I don't take that well.

Judy Blume

MeBetterPushKnowLuckyTake

If you've grown up with guns, the thought that someone might take them away makes your stomach churn. They make you feel safe. If you didn't grow up with guns, if you don't know how to use them, then the thought that someone else has them makes your stomach churn.

Philipp Meyer

ThoughtGrowFeelSomeoneYouKnow

I'm as much of a homophobe as Jesus was. The people who are participating in homosexual behavior, they need to know that I love them.

Phil Robertson

LovePeopleBehaviorKnowNeedWho

It was a weird reaction to 'Batman Returns,' because half the people thought it was lighter than the first one, and half the people thought it was darker. I think the studio just thought it was too weird - they wanted to go with something more child- or family-friendly. In other words, they didn't want me to do another one.

Tim Burton

WordsChildPeopleMeThinkThought

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

Nicole Trunfio

LifeMeAdviceMentorsSoundGoing

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