"There is no creature among all the Beasts of the world which hath so great and ample demonstration of the power and wisdom of almighty God as the Elephant."

-- Edward Topsell

#Elephants Quotes #World Quotes #Beast Quotes

“This is Robin Hood in reverse. These tax cap proposals favor those with the most expensive properties. We are spreading the taxes to those with some of the least expensive property.”
“Never deter from your path of determination and commitment. There may be obstacle but never fret. These obstacles are to make you more strong and committed to spread your wings of determination so that you can fly higher and higher to touch the sky of achievement.”
“I was such a tomboy. I had absolutely no bosom, and I wore my hair really short - shaved, like a boy.”
“In truth, â€œExtremely Loud & Incredibly Closeâ€ isn't about Sept. 11. It's about the impulse to drain that day of its specificity and turn it into yet another wellspring of generic emotions: sadness, loneliness, happiness. This is how kitsch works. It exploits familiar images, be they puppies or babies - or, as in the case of this movie, the twin towers - and tries to make us feel good, even virtuous, simply about feeling. And, yes, you may cry, but when tears are milked as they are here, the truer response should be rage.”
“We'll learn fear might not mean 'stop'; personally, I've come to believe fear usually means 'go.' It always means listen closely.”
“Because this is the beauty of strangers: we're all just doing our best to help each other out, motivated not by karma but by a natural instinct to help the greater whole.”
“Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.”
“To those who ask if I have read their book, I reply: I have not yet read Homer.”

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