#desert

Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs. ↗

— Saadi

#areas #because #biodiversity #coastal #coral

The cool parts - the parts that have won Dubai its reputation as 'the Vegas of the Middle East' or 'the Venice of the Middle East' or 'the Disney World of the Middle East, if Disney World were the size of San Francisco and out in a desert' - have been built in the last ten years. ↗

— George Saunders

#built #cool #desert #disney #dubai

Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#desert #elements #hours #i #into

I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan. ↗

— Mickey Rivers

#desert #desert island #felt #i #island

I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#car #desert #doors #i #inside

I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. ↗

— Harry Reid

#around #born #called #dad #desert

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#deserted #party #quarrel #quickly #settled

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought. ↗

— T. E. Lawrence

#desert #indeed #inexpressible #seemed #thought

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with one another in the naked desert, under the indifferent heaven. ↗

— T. E. Lawrence

#anyhow #been #circumstances #desert #evil

I can understand why those primitive desert people think a camera steals their soul. It is unnatural to see yourself from the outside. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#desert #i #i can #outside #people