Living Things Quotes - Page 17

• Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living thing in that enormous immensity.

  Wernher von Braun

  Stars, Thinking, Would Be

  1960 In the NewYork Times, 29 Apr.

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• A relationship needs constant attention. It’s a living thing, not just a habit. You’ve got to keep on top of it.

  Matt Dunn

  Needs, Attention, Habit

  Matt Dunn (2008). “The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

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• There is nothing that living things do that cannot be understood from the point of view that they are made of atoms acting according to the laws of physics.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Science, Views, Law

  Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands (2013). “The Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. 1 for tablets”, Basic Books

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• Wouldn't it be most logical for her to change herself into a living thing, like a cat or dog, a bird or mouse?' That would be the easiest transformation, but Risto is above doing something simple.' Still, I'd be happier if Dibl would quit eating those bugs. Dibl, stop it. You might eat Gilda.

  Donita K. Paul

  Dog, Cat, Simple

  Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonQuest: A Novel”, p.274, WaterBrook

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• When I glanced at the chair, it started to shake. I’d like to think it was scared of me, but I rarely invoked that response in living things, let alone inanimate objects.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Thinking, Inanimate Objects, Scared

  Kelley Armstrong (2008). “Stolen: Number 2 in series”, p.130, Hachette UK

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• I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. And by the grace of God, I will.

  Edward Everett Hale

  Grace, Making A Difference, Charity

  "Personal Quote/ Did you know?". www.imdb.com.

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• All things are bound together. All things connect.

  Chief Seattle

  Native American, Web Of Life, Earth Day

  Seattle (Chief) (1980). “How can one sell the air?: the manifesto of an Indian chief”, Book Publishing Company (TN)

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• Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.

  Juvenal

  Wisdom, Nature, Earth Day

  Juvenal (1940). “Juvenal and Persius”

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• We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.

  Rachel Carson

  Life, Peace, Heart

  Paul Brooks, Rachel Carson (1972). “The house of life: Rachel Carson at work”

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• When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.

  Gautama Buddha

  Men, Compassion, Animal

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• Until we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in the world. There can be no double standard. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing, we set back the progress of humanity.

  Rachel Carson

  Peace, War, Heart

  "Rachel Carson: Legacy and Challenge", ed. Lisa H. Sideris and Kathleen Dean Moore Albany: State University of New York Press, (p. 102), 2008.

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• Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

  E. F. Schumacher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Courage

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