John Gould Quotes

Illustrator

John Gould (September 14, 1804 - February 3, 1881) was a British ornithologist and illustrator. He is renowned for his exquisite bird illustrations, which were widely used in scientific research and natural history literature.

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Famous John Gould Quotes

“A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.”

Ends Benefits Occasions Lectures Numb

Author:John Gould

“I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.”

Thinking Looks Children Littles Made Food Cooking Shoulders Culinary Over You Dozen Pie Dessert Stoops Sweets And Desserts Peeking

Book:The House That Jacob Built

Source: The House That Jacob Built

“I don't read anything anymore. I don't have the eyesight. I read my own copy, that's all. I think I've read everything that's worth reading.”

Thinking Reading My Own Sight Copies Worth Reading Eyesight

Author:John Gould

“At the time the world was all upside down. The American people were beginning to move around a lot. The old hometown ties had been pretty much broken. The theme of Farmer Takes a Wife appealed to people. Everybody was homesick. And it sold and sold and sold.”

People World Moving Wife Broken Ties Theme Farmers Upside Down Hometown Homesick

Author:John Gould

“The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe.”

Firsts Saws Food Cooking Culinary Hoe Zucchini

Book:Monstrous Depravity: A Jeremiad and a Lamentation [about Things to Eat]

Source: Monstrous Depravity: A Jeremiad and a Lamentation [about Things to Eat]

“Freud wrote a book on the essence of humor, but he didn't know what he was talking about. Max Eastman wrote a book, The Enjoyment of Laughter, that was a much better book, but nobody bothered to read it.”

Knows Book Talking Laughter Essence Enjoyment Bothered Max

Author:John Gould

“Every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought.”

Giving Has Beens Two Book Hands Causes Sky Subjects Thousand Bird Hundred Treated Feathers Eighty Illustration Astonishment

Book:An Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain

Source: An Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain

“What I love about the currawongs is the way in which they appear from nowhere and, for a brief period, rule the garden's soundscape, only to disappear as quickly as they arrived.”

Way Nature Periods Garden Disappear

Author:John Gould

About the Author

Born: September 14, 1804
Died: February 3, 1881
Known for: Illustrator
Quotes: 8

Books & Sources

An Introduction to the Birds of Great BritainRelated source material

Monstrous Depravity: A Jeremiad and a Lamentation [about Things to Eat]Related source material

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