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John James Audubon

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Nice to meet ya, shank," the boy said. "Welcome to the Glade.
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You know the way people begin to look like their dogs? Well, we're beginning to look like each other...
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A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and...
ARTHUR MILLER
John (the Baptist) stands as prophets do to this very day, as an unyielding presence unsettling us a...
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Newt was sitting on the ground with Frypan and Minho, all three looking as if they were waiting for ...
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John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of m...
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As bright examples of great qualities are but too uncommon among Christians, so are they singular an...
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I know John Kerry well, ... I spent six years working with him in the Senate, and we spent a lot of ...
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Captain Midlands: "I met the real you once."
John (Lennon) the Skrull: "You're meeting the real...
PAUL CORNELL
I am 'the voice of one crying out in the desert,
"Make straight the way of the Lord,
ANONYMOUS
I am ‘the voice of one crying out in the desert,
“Make straight the way of the Lord,
ANONYMOUS
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
WILLIAM BLAKE
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful, and so are you
JOHN LENNON
What's the meaning of life? Other people.
JOHN GREEN
The American consumer is not chopped liver, ... We ought to know about these things.
MAX CLELAND
And John Kearns whispered into my ear: "Do you see it now? *You* are the nest. *You* are the hatchli...
RICK YANCEY
I don't know. I can't tell the future I just work there.
STEVEN MOFFAT
Life is a canvas it starts off plain and simple to become your own masterpiece.Gary F Evans...
GARY F EVANS...
You stand out like a fart in a church.
JAMES PATTERSON
All the motives for murder are covered by four Ls: Love, Lust, Lucre and Loathing.
P.D. JAMES
Those who worry stumble long The Way.
Those who pray have no time to stray.
ERROL ANTHONY SMYTHE
It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.
DR. SEUSS
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually.
JIMI HENDRIX
If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his...
JOHN THE APOSTLE
loyalty is a hard thing to find , it mite come once in a life time but when you find it give it back...
JOHN THE DREAMER
realists are only realists if they dont dream ,dreamers can be more than dreamers if they achieve th...
JOHN THE DREAMER
A light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never overcome it.
JOHN THE EVANGELIST
I am sure that I am in possession of a soul that is at the very least, a thousand years old. And I s...
C. JOYBELL C.
You're the best gay friend I've ever had!
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You were born an original work of art. Stay original always. Originals cost more than imitations.
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For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece tha...
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I'm the most boring person to talk to.
THE WEEKND
Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
THE TALMUD
He who promises runs in debt.
THE TALMUD
For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.
THE WEEKND
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not ...
THE BIBLE
Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.
THE TALMUD
Who is wise? One who learns from all.
THE TALMUD
The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.
THE TALMUD
Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and tha...
THE EDGE
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
THE TALMUD
No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.
THE TALMUD
If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
THE TALMUD
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.
THE TALMUD
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
THE TALMUD
Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving proc...
THE KORAN
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son.
THE TALMUD
This is the sum of all -- righteousness. In causing pleasure or in giving pain, in doing good or inj...
THE MAHABHARTA
The sun will set without thy assistance.
THE TALMUD
A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed...
THE TALMUD
Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
THE TALMUD
Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more...
THE TALMUD
Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.
THE TALMUD
The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.
THE TALMUD
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
THE TALMUD
To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
THE TALMUD
Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while goo...
THE TALMUD
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
THE TALMUD
The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness; carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousnes...
THE TALMUD
Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scriptur...
THE TALMUD
Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.
THE TALMUD
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
THE BIBLE
Know Ye not ... that the spirit of God dwelleth within you?
THE BIBLE
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
THE BIBLE
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ru...
THE BIBLE
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise ma...
THE BIBLE
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
THE BIBLE
Strength and honor are her clothing: and she shall rejoice in time to come.
THE BIBLE
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom...
THE BIBLE
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, a...
THE BIBLE
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are ...
THE BIBLE
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
THE BIBLE
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
THE BIBLE
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
THE BIBLE
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of...
THE BIBLE
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall pre...
THE BIBLE
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their...
THE BIBLE
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is...
THE BIBLE
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou cri...
THE BIBLE
Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
THE BIBLE
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
THE BIBLE
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
THE BIBLE
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...
THE BIBLE
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great te...
THE BIBLE
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see t...
THE BIBLE
He who works his land will have abundant food.
THE BIBLE
God helps those who persevere.
THE KORAN
Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
THE TALMUD
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords...
THE BIBLE
The highest form of wisdom is kindness
THE TALMUD
The burden is equal to the horse's strength.
THE TALMUD
Be eager to fulfill the smallest duty and flee from transgression for one duty includes another and ...
THE TALMUD
Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion.
THE TALMUD
Sheep follow sheep.
THE TALMUD
Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
THE TALMUD
When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonica...
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This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make u...
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For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and im...
JAMES DEAN
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEAN
The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
JAMES DEAN
You try to be yourself, do only what you've always done and like to do, and right away, you'...
JAMES DEAN
Racing is the only time I feel whole.
JAMES DEAN
Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life...
JAMES DEAN
I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how ...
JAMES DEAN
Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
KEVIN JAMES
The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why...
JAMES WOODS
I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous p...
JAMES HIBBERD
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic current...
WILLIAM JAMES
Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew th...
JAMES HOWE
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perce...
WILLIAM JAMES
Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration,...
JAMES LANKFORD
I'm a big cardigan sweater guy.
JAMES FRANCO
No one forgets their first love. You're experiencing all those endorphins and all that dopamine ...
JAMES MARSDEN
I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they&#...
LILY JAMES
You can't fuel real economic growth with indiscriminate credit. You can only fuel it with well-a...
JAMES SUROWIECKI
Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the sho...
JAMES HECKMAN
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
WILLIAM JAMES
No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of respondin...
JAMES ALLEN
A man is literally what he thinks.
JAMES ALLEN
The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a ...
JAMES ALLEN
The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and y...
JAMES ALLEN
I am just happy to be part of the Nike family.
LEBRON JAMES
There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I p...
LEBRON JAMES
I'm confident with my ability.
LEBRON JAMES
Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and l...
LEBRON JAMES
But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the ...
LEBRON JAMES