#spread

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #spread




In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity.


Henry Mayhew


#appeared #cholera #down #end #fearful

The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.


Ernst Mayr


#claim #claimed #does #evolutionary #founder

Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No. They preached Islam by personal example.


Pervez Musharraf


#example #force #islam #personal #preached

The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.


Nikola Tesla


#civilisation #ever #feeble #fire #first

The rising cost of prescription drugs has sparked a prairie fire that is spreading across our nation.


Tim Pawlenty


#cost #fire #nation #our #prairie

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch.


J. B. Priestley


#age #before #changes #day #disillusioned

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.


Richard Pryor


#ashes #best #comfort #cremated #die

Islam, the third in historical sequence of the ethical monotheistic religions of the Near East, was very successful in establishing its monotheism, but had only very moderate success in spreading its version of Jewish and Christian ethics to the Arabs.


Carroll Quigley


#christian #east #establishing #ethical #ethics

The failure of Christianity in the areas west from Sicily was even greater, and was increased by the spread of Arab outlooks and influence to that area, and especially to Spain.


Carroll Quigley


#area #areas #christianity #especially #even

With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.


Nile Rodgers


#career #chance #else #give #given