Abateri Quotes & Sayings

Wildlife is and should be useless in the same way art, music, poetry and even sports are useless. They are useless in the sense that they do nothing more than raise our spirits, make us laugh or cry, frighten, disturb and delight us. They connect us not just to what's weird, different, other, but to a world where we humans do not matter nearly as much as we like to think.
And that should be enough. — Richard Conniff

The majority of autists - as well as their parents - seem to be genuine victims of environmental stress. — Nikolaas Tinbergen

Fame may pass over my head; money may escape me; my one friend may fail me; every hope may fold its tent and steal away; Happiness may remain a sealed book; every remnant of human ties may vanish; I may find myself an outcast; good things held out to me may suddenly be withdrawn; the stars may go out, one by one; the sun may go dark; yet still I may hold upright my head, if I have but my steak - and my onions. — Mary MacLane

Its as if God cruised through one of those Chinese fast-food buffets and bought Abe the full meal dealso he can pass for Mama's beloved son. When it came to my turn, all that was left was one of those soggy egg rollsthat doesn't qualify as real Chinese food. — Justina Chen

Language, as much as land, is a place. To be cut off from it is to be, in a sense, homeless. — Lauren Collins

We should make it so that young people pay their fair share for health care, and nothing more. And instead of Washington telling us what to buy, let's get back to letting every American choose the plan that's best for them and their family. — Aaron Schock

You can use and see the power of words contributing towards your success, and this comes from having an empowering belief system. Living and functioning from an empowering belief system is the spring board for making your success more deliberate. — Archibald Marwizi

I've been to two festivals in my life, and I've never been to Toronto. I haven't really been making festival movies. This is new territory for me. — Joss Whedon

Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you. — Charles Dickens

I thought about my own over-anxious brain, my own sort of madness. Was it a more powerful engine in my life than my rationality? — Jon Ronson

I am a fan of rehearsal. I like doing it [scene] over and over and over and over until it looks like you never did it before. — Bill Nighy

None of this was written to hurt anybody's feelings. — Ric Flair

I'm not a good guitar player. — Adam Jones

These reasonings have no logical connection: "I am richer than you; therefore I am your superior." "I am more eloquent than you; therefore I am your superior." The true logical connection is rather this: "I am richer than you; therefore my possessions must exceed yours." "I am more eloquent than you; therefore my style must surpass yours." But you, after all, consist in neither property nor in style. — Epictetus