"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages."

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Source : "A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations" by Barbara K. Rodes and Rice Odell, (p. 22), 1992.

Jacques Deval

#Animal Quotes #Men Quotes #Bird Quotes

“Well-established Supreme Court precedents indicate that states - like the states of Washington and Minnesota - have no equal-protection rights of their own, nor can they vindicate equal-protection rights of their citizens. The same is true about being able to challenge alleged religious discrimination. This limitation on the states' authority to champion such claims is fundamental to our separation-of-powers architecture.”

Source : "Is President Trump’s executive order constitutional?". www.washingtonpost.com. February 6, 2017.
“Harrison Ford - one of my favorite actors - has a wonderful sense of character and depth and uniqueness to him, yet he's able to just deliver the lines without putting any English on it.”
“The great question of all choosers and adventurers is 'Was it worth while?' - and whatever else you may expect of life, don't expect an answer to that.”

Source : Sheila Kaye-Smith (1923). “The Challenge to Sirius”
“However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.”
“On Politics: When our people get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being our people.”
“It's going to be over fairly soon; it goes by quick. Even if I live till I'm one hundred, it's quick.”
“I think that's going to be an issue: Whether or not voters are going to get more of the same in a Clinton candidacy or whether she really is something unique and has something to offer apart from her husband.”
“The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.”

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