"The works which this man [Joseph Banks] leaves behind him occupy a few pages only; their importance is not greatly superior to their extent; and yet his name will shine out with lustre in the history of the sciences."

-- Georges Cuvier

#Hard Work Quotes #Men Quotes #Names Quotes

“Married sex is like being awake during your own autopsy. It is root canal work without anesthetic.”
“God cannot honor anything, no matter its degree of sincerity, if it is contrary to His Word.”

Source : Eric Ludy, Leslie Ludy (2009). “Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God”, p.109, Harvest House Publishers
“You look at Vladimir Radmanovic, this guy is cut from stone. As if Michelangelo was reading and a lightening bolt flashed before him.”
“I lay in the dark thinking about the difficulties of family, how crazy and crooked the stories of a bloodline can be.”

Source : Patrick deWitt (2011). “The Sisters Brothers”, p.9, Granta Books
“All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!”

Source : "University officials vs alcohol". Lubos Motl's blog, motls.blogspot.nl. October 11, 2007.
“When you know yourself that you've come through preparation injury free and you've done everything, you've done the work in the gym and the rounds of sparring, it fills you with confidence.”
“For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple ain' - it just can't be done!”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I gave thee what could not be heard What had not been given before The beat of my heart I gave !”

You may also like:

Alfred Russel Wallace
Naturalist
Carl Linnaeus
Botanist
Charles Darwin
Naturalist
Charles Lyell
Lawyer
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Naturalist
James Hutton
Geologist
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Science writer
Louis Agassiz
Geologist
Thomas Malthus
Scholar