Heterotrophic Quotes & Sayings

Which is to say: a city boy, definitively. He knew exactly which spot on which subway platform corresponded with which staircase on which other platform. — Garth Risk Hallberg

I cry too much to be butch." The artist deadpanned, raising an eyebrow filled with intimidation at the young woman. — L.J. Maas

It was the story of her life and probably how she had survived this long: with a little talent and a lot of flair. — Fannie Flagg

You are full of pretty answers. Have you not been acquainted with goldsmiths' wives and conned them out of rings? — William Shakespeare

The Pacific coral reef, as a kind of oasis in a desert, can stand as an object lesson for man who must now learn that mutualism between autotrophic and heterotrophic components, and between producers and consumers in the societal realm, coupled with efficient recycling of materials and use of energy, are the keys to maintaining prosperity in a world of limited resources. — Eugene Odum

One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural, and it was a lesson that my father passed on to me, that knowledge liberates mankind from superstition. We can live our lives without the constant fear that we have offended this or that deity who must be placated by incantation or sacrifice, or that we are at the mercy of devils or the Fates. With increasing knowledge, the intellectual darkness that surrounds us is illuminated and we learn more of the beauty and wonder of the natural world. — James D. Watson

A lot of people want the crown, but they're not willing to bleed for it. — Scott Haze

Sometimes in life you meet a femme fatale and you can refuse them nothing they treat you like dirt but even the dirt they dish out has a taste you can resist?
From the novel 'Adventures of a Dark Duke: The Pin — Russell C. Brennan

The conventional parabola
sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness
was to him shameful and hypocritical. — Ian Fleming

And then, the unspeakable purity - and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee. — Anne Bronte

The difference between an interesting and a tedious teacher consists in little more than the inventiveness by which the one is able to mediate these associations and connections, and in the dullness in discovering such transitions which the other shows. — William James

We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. — Simon Newcomb