#quen

The sea has now changed from it's natural, to river coloured water, the probable consequence of some streams falling into the bay, or into the ocean to the north of it, through the low land. ↗

— George Vancouver

#changed #coloured #consequence #falling #into

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better. ↗

— James Cronin

#companionship #consequence #day #days #encouragement

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#ashamed #author #belief #boundaries #critics

The uniqueness of the United States in human history is the United States is the first global power in human history which emerged far away from Africa or Asia, which is the main land of human history. ↗

— Ahmet Davutoglu

#asia #away #emerged #far #far away

The most important thing in my life is to be the best mother that I can be to my daughter and two sons; full of blessings and love. I can guide them, pray for their goals to be achieved, and follow a good path; but ultimately it will be up to them to live their own lives and make their own choices knowing there are rewards and consequences. ↗

— Ana Monnar

#consequences #path #rewards #life

I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#care #consequences #friends #fun #have fun

The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond which Central African crops couldn't grow - with enormous consequences for the recent history of South Africa. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#africa #african #beyond #central #consequences

In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men's eyes. ↗

— Thorstein Veblen

#civilised #consequences #ennobling #eyes #itself

This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#consequences #heroic #me #ordinary #ordinary people

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#endowed #feeling #frequently #instruments #many