"Thus it cannot be denied that the masses which today form our highest mountains were originally in a liquid state; for a long time they were covered by waters which did not sustain any life."

-- Georges Cuvier

#Long Quotes #Water Quotes #Mountain Quotes

“Leave the table while you still feel you could eat a little more.”
“Meeting together, forming SS501 is the best thing happened in my life.”
“King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.”
“Imagine yourself as a wife, and you have to look at a brain-injured husband for the rest of your life, and he can't talk to you. But we're paying for this. That's the easy part, money payment. But how do you pay for the misery? So if we can, we should be able to avoid war.”

Source : Source: www.achievement.org
“Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you.”
“If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?”
“It's as though I've been sleepwalking and suddenly woken to find myself here”

Source : Sara Gruen (2016). “The Sara Gruen Collection: Water for Elephants - At the Water's Edge - Ape House”, p.35, Hachette UK
“I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are”

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