"The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse."

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Source : John Wesley Powell (2008). “Canyons of the Colorado”, p.394, Cosimo, Inc.

John Wesley Powell

#Sublime Quotes #Elements Quotes #Canyons Quotes

“That was the trouble with so many reality programmes on television - everyone wanted fame these days without necessarily working at anything to achieve it.”
“You're getting old when you see a girl who looks like someone you used to know, and it turns out to be her daughter.”
“Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience.”

Source : Carlton Pearson (2010). “God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...: God Dwells with Us, in Us, Around Us, as Us”, p.32, Simon and Schuster
“Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.”
“Living virtuously is equal to living in accordance with one's experience of the actual course of nature”
“Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.”
“It's been great to come to the U.S. and not have people judge me because of what they saw or heard when I was 16 and on a TV show. They're actually judging me on the fact that I can sing and how my personality is now. Which I think is great.”

Source : Source: www.justjared.com
“I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height.”

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