Spermaceti Oil Quotes & Sayings

Despite its potential, the federal government has restricted funding for creating new cell lines - putting the burden of any future research squarely on the shoulders of the private sector. Government's most basic responsibility, however, is the health and welfare of its people, so it has a duty to encourage appropriate scientific investigations that could possibly save the lives of millions. — Michael Bloomberg

He called out to no one in particular, Fire in the Hole! — Elmore Leonard

Spermaceti oil is valued for its high resistance to heat, and thus it is used in machinery where there is excessive heat. — Paul Watson

My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little. — F. Sionil Jose

He had won, easily. This was something else he could do, and do well, and his Dad had been there to witness his success. — Michael Braccia

The exchange of words is a lot like a virtual handshake. Is the writer's grasp of the language strong and bold? Are the words gripping? Direct? Inventive? Sincere? — Allison Mackie

If we can't say what we think under our roof, then we have no roof. — Andre Aciman

American whale oil lit the world. It was used in the production of soap, textiles, leather, paints, and varnishes, and it lubricated the tools and machines that drove the Industrial Revolution. The baleen cut from the mouths of whales shaped the course of feminine fashion by putting the hoop in hooped skirts and giving form to stomachtightening
and chest-crushing corsets. Spermaceti, the waxy substance from the heads of sperm whales, produced the brightest- and cleanest-burning candles the world has ever known, while ambergris, a byproduct of irritation in a sperm whale's bowel, gave perfumes great staying power and was worth its weight in gold. — Eric Jay Dolin

Sometimes the anger directed at another is actually anger toward the self. — Sam Owen

I don't like talking about music. — Martha Wainwright

I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating. — Jake Owen

The trick is to force yourself to open it even though it's broken. A broken heart is still a beating one. — Penelope Ward

Wills are trumped by legal titles to real estate or beneficiary designations on financial accounts, retirement plans and insurance policies. — Jean Chatzky

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian. — Christie Brinkley

Connor and Cameron look wide-eyed at the carnage. Cameron slowed the speedboat down to a crawl. She and Connor looked at Jason.
"Oops," Jason said meekly. Nothing else seemed appropriate.
"Oops?" Connor shouted. "You blew up half the town. — Mark A. Cooper