"It's one of nature's way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us."

-- Igor Stravinsky

#Nature Quotes #Grandparent Quotes #Generations Quotes

“The fairest blossoms of pleasantry thrive best where the sun is not strong enough to scorch, nor the soil rank enough to corrupt.”
“I believe in large families: every woman should have at least three husbands.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.”

Source : John Hanning Speke (2007). “Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile”, p.25, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“The good chair is a task one is never completely done with”

Source : Hans J. Wegner, Jens Bernsen (1994). “Hans J. Wegner”
“I'm on the record as saying things like I think it's important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I'm an advocate of religion - clearly, I'm not - but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture.”

Source : Interview on Australian Agenda, pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au. March 20, 2011.
“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”
“There are tons of amazing women out there for girls to emulate but the media isn't celebrating them to the masses.”
“Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by.”

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