"The successive series of stratified formations are piled on one another, almost like courses of masonry."

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Source : William Buckland (1836). “Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology”, p.37

William Buckland

#Masonry Quotes #Geology Quotes

“You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was wonderful.”
“I love the fact that it starts from there, and you don't know where it's gonna go. Wait long enough - love will find you. Everything's a surprise. When you think you've got it all figured out... as Emerson said, the dice of God are always loaded.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Sometimes travelling really intensely for a long time is like having a continuous nervous breakdown.”
“I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.”
“Golf is a non-violent game played violently from within.”

Source : Bob Toski, Jerry Tarde (1981). “Golf for a Lifetime!”
“I think this president has so badly abused his power, breached his trust in remarkable ways with our Congress, with the American people, has violated so many of our international treaty obligations, our Constitution, our domestic statutory laws, and has been responsible for ordering and condoning heinous human rights violations. We need to draw the line.”
“It would be ridiculous to say I don't want to sell records, but I trust my taste.”
“Some people insist they've never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim that anymore. Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister or cousin who's gay. In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who's out.”

Source : "Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now" by Jason Collins, www.si.com. April 29, 2013.

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