Isabella Bird Quotes

Bugs are a great pest in Colorado. They come out of the earth, infest the wooden walls, and cannot be got rid of by any amount of cleanliness. Many careful housewives take their beds to pieces every week and put carbolic acid on them.

Isabella Bird

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904

Topics

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Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

Jim Hightower

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I was broke when I lived in New York City during college, so I'd spend weekends walking around town, grabbing something to eat, and interacting with strangers. That ritual has stuck with me.

Jenji Kohan

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Wayward Pines, I tell you, is a strange place, and the entry is always the hardest part. I was just going along for the ride.

Melissa Leo

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I didn't mind being unpopular at school, because everyone else was a heathen.

Jeanette Winterson

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There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what we have is a nation of worried families - families that are concerned about job security, families who thought their pensions were secure and now have questions.

Tom Vilsack

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In the past few years, we've been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla cake doesn't have to be just vanilla, it can have a little thyme. Or you could have a custard with a little lavender in it, which is just amazing.

Ron Ben-Israel

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I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't drink coffee. Starbucks is not going to make any money on me.

Mickey Rooney

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Greatness is accomplishing the unrequired - doing what is right beyond what is expected.

Seth Moulton

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Season 1 of CTV's 'The Launch' exceeded our wildest expectations!

Scott Borchetta

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When I'm with my friends I'm funny, but I don't feel like I'm a funny clown.

Nora Dunn

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The thing that I loved about 'Feud,' we froze a moment in time for these families that had never occurred before. That's magic.

Richard Dawson

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