"The astronomer is, in some measure, independent of his fellow astronomer; he can wait in his observatory till the star he wishes to observe comes to his meridian; but the meteorologist has his observations bounded by a very limited horizon, and can do little without the aid of numerous observers furnishing him contemporaneous observations over a wide-extended area."

Source : James Pollard Espy, Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (1857). “Message from the President of the United States: Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of July 24, 1854, the Fourth Meteorological Report of Prof. James P. Espy”, p.40

James Pollard Espy

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“The fact that he was willing to sacrifice his own face in order to keep mine from getting bashed in”
“I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody. Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians. Iâ€™ll work with Martians. If â€” and the if is critical â€” they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt.”
“People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.”

Source : Jennifer Chiaverini (2013). “An Elm Creek Quilts Companion: New Fiction, Traditions, Quilts, and Favorite Moments from the Beloved Series”, p.12, Penguin
“Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character.”
“I do this profession. I'm an actor. And it is, for me, an opportunity to meet people.”
“All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.”

Source : Anthony Storr (2005). “Solitude: A Return to the Self”, p.187, Simon and Schuster
“You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.”

Source : "Giving the vote to 16-year-olds is a question of democracy" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2008.
“Nothing is more trying than nerves to people who have none.”

Source : Ellen Glasgow (1935). “Vein of Iron”

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