Ornithologist James Quotes & Sayings

This whole universe is but a drop
of His Beauty! — Rumi

It's not true that married men live longer than single men. It only seems longer. — Henny Youngman

My wife determined that my genius should prevail, and that my final success as an ornithologist should be triumphant. — John James Audubon

I knew damn well if Lucy broke up with me I'd still love her until I turned to dust. — Alyxandra Harvey

The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time. — Mark Twain

I think one probably absorbs things like a sponge and things emerge without your always being aware of it. — Jeremy Northam

One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about for a name for my protagonist I thought, 'My God, that's the dullest name I've ever heard,' so I appropriated it. Now the dullest name in the world has become an exciting one. — Ian Fleming