"The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."

-- John Muir

#Nature Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Dark Quotes

“The brain is a tissue. It is a complicated, intricately woven tissue, like nothing else we know of in the universe, but it is composed of cells, as any tissue is. They are, to be sure, highly specialized cells, but they function according to the laws that govern any other cells. Their electrical and chemical signals can be detected, recorded and interpreted and their chemicals can be identified; the connections that constitute the brain's woven feltwork can be mapped. In short, the brain can be studied, just as the kidney can.”
“The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth.”
“You are going to hear many things from Mr. Trump today in his speech on immigration. One, no amnesty. He is absolutely going to build that wall. That`s been the center piece of his campaign from day one.”
“A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.”

Source : Haniel Long (1950). “A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions”
“I tend not to wear accessories. I'm not one of those gals with a drawerful of amazing jewelry. I don't even have my ears pierced! But I have one bracelet that never comes off my wrist.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It was the same with the whole Russian machine. Fear was the impulse. For them it was always safer to advance than retreat. Advance against the enemy and the bullet might miss you. Retreat, evade, betray and the bullet would never miss.”
“The cities are the principal home and seat of the human group. They are the coral colony for Man, the collective being.”
“Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been”

Source : "Johnson - NASCAR teleconference". Teleconference, www.motorsport.com. November 23, 2010.

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