"If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form of life on our planet - microorganisms like bacteria and viruses."

-- Nathan Wolfe

#Trying Quotes #Earth Quotes #Bacteria Quotes

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,”

Source : "Newbomb Turk And The Arc Of Incomparable Comic Robert Wuhl! Podcast Interview". Interview with Bob Andelman, mrmedia.com. July 03, 2007.
“I believe that living on the edge, living in and through your fear, is the summit of life, and that people who refuse to take that dare condemn themselves to a life of living death.”
“Sometimes playing TV can be really nerve-wracking, and I think I tend to handle that by trying to look at my band-mates as frequently as possible and ignore everything else.”
“If you don't have any haters, you're not that gifted.”
“Most human beings have enough sense to know that if they work in a city that has a serious smog problem, it's wise to either stay indoors or at least wear a mask that will filter out the poison. But cigarette smokers have their own little concentrated toxic smog pack that they don't avoid.”
“I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days? Are you neat with some sloppy ways? Or are you sloppy with some neat ways? And on and on and on and on and on and on he went. Iâ€™ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again.”

Source : Shel Silverstein, “Who Does She Think She Is....”
“When the long, varnished buds of beech Point out beyond their reach, And tanned by summer suns Leaves of bright bryony turn bronze, And gossamer floats bright and wet From trees that are their own sunset, Spring, summer, autumn I come here, And what is there to fear? And yet I never lose the feeling That someone else behind is stealing Or else in front has disappeared; Though nothing I have seen or heard, Makes me still walk beneath these boughs With cautious step as in a haunted house.”
“Fairy-tales are nice.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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