"I'd rather be in a tent than in a house."

--

Mary Leakey

#House Quotes #Tents Quotes

“Mumbling priests swinging stick cans on their chains and even witch doctors conjuring up curses with a well-buried elephant tooth have a better sense of their places in the world. They know this universe is brimming with magic, with life and riddles and ironies. They know that the world might eat them, and no encyclopedia could stop it.”
“What I love most about fatherhood is the opportunity to be a part of the development process of a new life.”
“Blatant attempts to attack a constitutionally guaranteed right and a law-abiding industry.”
“In the end, you should always do the right thing, even if it's hard. I know that might not help you and that the right thing isn't always so easy to figure out.”
“Christ was on display early in my childhood. Both my mother and father were living examples of what it meant to live for Christ and have Him be the focal point of decisions, actions, thoughts and words. It was a blessing but not entirely unexpected when very young I also came to the faith.”

Source : "Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Aaron Kampman on his faith, his recent trip to El Salvador and the NFL lockout". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“It is when we create things for God's sake that our work most clearly promotes His glory, rather than threatening to compete with it. Thus the true purpose of art is the same as the true purpose of anything: it is not for ourselves or for our own self-expression, but for the service of others and the glory of God.”
“I could have worse tags than 'Airmiles Andy' - although I don't know what they are.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I tell Allah I love Him immensely, immensely. But I tell Him I cannot be better, because of how the world is.”

Source : Katherine Boo (2012). “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity”, p.241, Random House

You may also like:

Dian Fossey
Zoologist
Donald Johanson
Anthropologist
George Schaller
Biologist
Ian Tattersall
Curator
Jane Goodall
Primatologist
Louis Leakey
Archaeologist
Louise Leakey
Raymond Dart
Anatomist
Richard Leakey
Politician