"You can't learn anything from saguaro cactus, from ocotillo. They are just passing through; their roots, their much heralded dormancy in the dry season, these are only illusions of permanence. They know even less than you do."

-- Barry Lopez

#Educational Quotes #Roots Quotes #Dry Quotes

“Photography is a medium, a language, through which I might come to experience directly, live more closely with, the interaction between myself and nature.”

Source : Paul Caponigro (2002). “New England Days”, p.7, David R. Godine Publisher
“No man is happy without a goal, and no man can be happy without faith in his own ability to reach that goal.”
“Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.”
“Children are a sacred gift from a loving Heavenly Father. Children are an heritage of the Lord (Ps. 127:3). The more I think about children, the more I worry about parents.”
“The worst thing about war was the sitting around and wondering what you were doing morally.”
“Success underwater depends mostly on how you conduct yourself. Diving can be the most relaxing experience in the world. Your weight seems to disappear. Space travel will be available only to a few individuals for some time, but the oceans are available to almost everyone - now.”
“-You know-- Eddis hesitated, not sure how far to push the Attolian Queen. -Go on. Attolia inclined her head. -I was going to say that you look like a polecat when you smile like that. -Do I? Attolia still smiled. -You look a little vulpine yourself. The two queens sat for a moment in happy agreement.”
“An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.”

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