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“I never let practical considerations clutter my youthful dreams.”

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Roy Chapman Andrews was a renowned explorer and paleontologist, best known for his archaeological excavations in the Xinjiang region of China. His expeditions had a profound impact on modern archaeology and paleontology. more

“In the [first] fifteen years [of field work] I can remember just ten times when I had really narrow escapes from death. Two were from drowning in typhoons, one was when our boat was charged by a wounded whale; once my wife and I were nearly eaten by wild dogs, once we were in great danger from fanatical lama priests; two were close calls when I fell over cliffs, once I was nearly caught by a huge python, and twice I might have been killed by bandits.”

“There's only one earth. And there's no spare.”

Earth Spares

Author:Wubbo Ockels

“We are all astronauts on spaceship earth”

Earth Astronaut Spaceships

Author:Wubbo Ockels

“Pat Fox out to the forty(yard line) and grabs the sliothar(ball), I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal, the dog ran a great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox to the 21 fires a shot, it goes to the left and wide......and the dog lost as well.”

Wells Lasts Turns Father Lost Left Goal Lines Race Fire Week Dog Shots Balls Wide Ran Forty Yards Foxes Tuesday Sprint Hurling Limerick Great Race

Author:Micheal O Muircheartaigh

“Sean Óg ó Hailpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.”

Mother Father Sean Strongholds Fiji Hurling

Author:Micheal O Muircheartaigh

“Here every bird and fish knew its course. Every tree had its own place upon this earth. Only man had lost his way.”

Men Way Earth Courses Lost Tree Bird Fishes

Book:I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Source: I Heard the Owl Call My Name

“Past the village flowed the river, like time, like life itself, waiting for the swimmer to come again on his way to the climax of his adventurous life, and to the end for which he had been made.”

Way Made Ends Past Waiting Rivers Village Adventurous Climax Swimmer Adventurous Life

Book:I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Source: I Heard the Owl Call My Name

“I've been drawing authors and politicians for newspapers for many years. I try to read up on the person; in the case of authors, read one of their books. I watch interviews via YouTube and collect pictures via the Internet.”

Trying Years Persons Book Watches Cases Internet Politician Drawing Newspapers Interviews Youtube

Author:Siegfried Woldhek

“I don't use names or captions for my many portraits of politicians and authors for newspapers. The drawing has to be self-explanatory, so I spend a lot of time sketching to find an idea and an angle that is clear.”

Ideas Self Use Names Clear Politician Drawing Newspapers Portraits Angle Sketching Caption

Author:Siegfried Woldhek

“For God took a handful of blizzard snow, blew on it and created the horse.”

Horse Snow Handful Blizzard

Author:Elyne Mitchell

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