Ussher Annals Quotes & Sayings

A film has to be like a stone in the shoe. — Lars Von Trier

Regular reading of and talking about the Book of Mormon invite the power to resist temptation and to produce feelings of love within our families. And discussions about the doctrines and principles in the Book of Mormon provide opportunities for parents to observe their children, to listen to them, to learn from them, and to teach them. — David A. Bednar

Within less than an hour, Chuck and I easily located what could well be the correct platform, where we pass the time by perspiring freely until the train storms in, colorfully decorated, as is the tradition in New York, with the spray-painted initials of all the people it has run over. — Dave Barry

If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you. — Steve Coogan

For many years, I supported the concept of separate states. — F. W. De Klerk

Archbishop James Ussher of the Church of Ireland made a careful study of the Bible and other historical sources and concluded, in a hefty tome called Annals of the Old Testament, that the Earth had been created at midday on 23 October 4004 BC, an assertion — Bill Bryson

I am not a good decision maker; that's one of the things I don't like about myself. — Ashanti

Naturally, love's the most distant possibility. — Georges Bataille

Ultimately, I'm about liberty and I think you have to defend it. — David Hockney

When I was younger, I actually wanted to be in the spotlight. To have people want me, want to have a piece of me. — Jane Lynch

Although there was no reliable way of dating periods, there was no shortage of people willing to try. The most well known early attempt30 was made in 1650, when Archbishop James Ussher of the Church of Ireland made a careful study of the Bible and other historical sources and concluded, in a hefty tome called Annals of the Old Testament, that the Earth had been created at midday on 23 October 4004 BC, an assertion that has amused historians and textbook writers ever since. — Bill Bryson

Write before the sun comes up. — A.D. Posey

Beware of the beginnings of vice. Do not delude yourself with the belief that it can be argued against in the presence of the exciting cause. Nothing but actual flight can save you. — Benjamin Haydon