Amatorial Quotes & Sayings

My father was trained as a saddler, but in fact as a young man worked in his father's business of rearing and selling cattle, so he grew up in the countryside. — Aaron Klug

From the sexual, or amatorial, generation of plants new varieties, or improvements, are frequently obtained; as many of the young plants from seeds are dissimilar to the parent, and some of them superior to the parent in the qualities we wish to possess ... Sexual reproduction is the chef d'oeuvre, the master-piece of nature. — Erasmus Darwin

I understand very well that politicians always have to bridge the gap until the next election, even if long-term dangers increase as a result. But as an economist, my time horizon is longer. — Hans-Werner Sinn

I certainly wish I were as good-looking as Aaron Eckhart. — Christopher Buckley

It's a hard concept to hold on to--the idea that there was a time before us. A time before time.

In the beginning there was nothing. And then there was everything. — Nicola Yoon

I'm your Beloved, dammit! You're going to let me save your soul, and like it! — Katie MacAlister

But even friendship like our heroes'
Exist no more; for we've outgrown
All sentiments and deem men zeroes
Except of course ourselves alone.
We all take on Napoleon's features,
And millions of our fellow creatures
Are nothing more to us than tools ...
Since feelings are for freaks and fools.
Eugene, of course, had keen perceptions
And on the whole despised mankind,
Yet wasn't, like so many, blind;
And since each rule permits exceptions,
He did respect a noble few,
And, cold himself, gave warmth its due. — Alexander Pushkin

The dead are the best listeners in the world. The corpse takes it all in, never interrupts, doesn't criticize me, lets me waffle on for as long as I like. — Darren Shan

Everything I ever learnt as a small boy came from my father, and I never found anything he ever told me to be wrong or worthless. The simple lessons he taught me are as sharp and clear in my mind as if I had heard them only yesterday. — Irving Pichel

I am sorry to be leaving the post of secretary of state for Scotland. — Des Browne

Radio is in my blood. — Laura Schlessinger

Every career thing I do can't be perfect and sometimes my decisions are wrong. — Miley Cyrus

Never underestimate the fury of an angry mother, Caspar. They're the most vicious creatures in the world. — Elizabeth Hunter