"Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the Galapagos Islands, and while I was there, I saw a particular problem in behavioral biology that I wanted to solve and, in the process, made myself into a bird ecologist."

-- David J. Anderson

#Islands Quotes #Bird Quotes #Luck Quotes

“I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.”
“When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.”
“I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.”
“The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.155, Penguin
“Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I can.”
“The narcissist devours people, consumes their output, and casts the empty, writhing shells aside.”

Source : Sam Vaknin (2005). “Diary of a Narcissist”, p.90, Narcissus Publishing
“I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.”
“And Christ says of that which is blessed, which is offered, received, eaten and drunk: This is My body; this is My blood.”

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