“If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.”
― Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
― Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
“Teach your children what we have taught our children, that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.
This we know: the earth does not belong to man - man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood that unites one's family. All things are connected.”
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This we know: the earth does not belong to man - man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood that unites one's family. All things are connected.”
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“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”
― My Uncle Oswald
― My Uncle Oswald
“I say, you do have a heart!"
"Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time.”
― Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon
"Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time.”
― Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon
“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”
― Around the World in Eighty Days
― Around the World in Eighty Days
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