“It had been this way since my beginning, born on a forest lookout station in the High Sierras, surrounded by millions of acres of wilderness and many more animals than humans. Since infancy, the first faces I imprinted, the first faces I ever really loved, were animal.”
Source: Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals
“Ability for stupendous toil is lodged in every human spirit, a grand gift from the God of nature; but only the persevering worker knows what this latent power is able to achieve.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“Those who do the least themselves are always the severest critics upon the noble achievements of others.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“Lying is sometimes acted, insinuated, or implied, in a manner as injurious and shameful as when the falsehood is spoken outright.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“The period of youth is the glory of nature, and the healthful development of all the resources of strength deposited in our nature is the glory of youth.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates the execution of the plan conceived, and renders profitable its results when attained. By continuing to advance steadily in the same way, light constantly increases, obstacles disappear, efficient habits are confirmed, experience is acquired, the use of the best means is reduced to easy action, and success becomes more sure.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“The advent of truth, like the dawn of day, agitates the elements, while it disperses the gloom.”
Source: Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom
“Talking about peoples lived experiences is a powerful way to mobilize them. We can create new rules.”
“Yes here I am doing what I do best; and that's taking a selfie. People make fun of me but the reality is if I didn't take them you would never see me as I want to be seen. I'm a difficult subject and my greatest fear is dying and someone finding my phone and the hundreds upon hundreds of selfies.”
“The sun's rays don't bother me. No they cast down such a wonderful heat. Masking beauty, by a terrible fate.”
