"There are still many unsolved problems about bird life, among which are the age that birds attain, the exact time at which some birds acquire their adult dress, and the changes which occur in this with years. Little, too, is known about the laws and routes of bird migration, and much less about the final disposition of the untold thousands which are annually produced."

“Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.”

“None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort.”

“It may well be that the pictures of Courbet, Manet, Monet and their like contain beauties which escape the notice of such old romantic heads as ours, already streaked with silver threads.”

“At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.”

Source : Barbara Bush (1994). “Barbara Bush: A Memoir”, Scribner

“Cheerfulness has a directly beneficial influence upon health.”

“The chef has kids complaining to their parents the food they get in school is better than what they get at home. He's turned this group of kids into curious, adventurous eaters.”

“There are always reasons for people's behaviour, and it's easy just to dismiss them and assume that we already know their story, especially if they're no good at showing their emotions. Life gives you all these knocks, it's so easy to form a shell to protect yourself. I've done it myself.”

Source : "Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life'". Interview With Jane Graham, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2010.

“Any philosophy worth taking seriously would have to be built upon a firm foundation of unyielding despair.”