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The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.
by E. O. Wilson (Scientist, American , born in 1929) keywords: ago, broad, circumstance, continents, flowering, forests, historical, interest, million, origins, over, parts, persisted, plants, rain, since, stronghold, their, tropical , years Giving the same value to fiction as to fact in the interest of so-called fairness is to mislead the American people and the press has become party to that.
by Joe Wilson (Politician, American , born in 1947) keywords: american, become, fact, fairness, fiction, giving, interest, mislead, party, press, same, so-called , value I built my own hi-fi set and enjoyed helping friends with their amateur radio transmitters, but lost interest as soon as they worked.
by Robert W. Wilsonkeywords: amateur, built, enjoyed, friends, helping, hi-fi, interest, lost, own, radio, set, soon, their , worked Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them.
by Woodrow Wilson (President, American , born in 1856) keywords: does, interest, nations, separates, sometimes, sympathy, them, tie, together, understanding , unite I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and I was completely surprised that the desert stole my heart to the extent it did.
by Terri Windling (Artist) keywords: completely, desert, did, extent, girl, had, heart, interest, particular, southwest, stole, surprised , young I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
by Edgar Winter (Musician, American , born in 1946) keywords: avoid, becoming, book, famous, guide, had, interest, little, really, rock, star, will , write The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct.
by Jeanette Winterson (Novelist, British , born in 1959) keywords: contemporary, extinct, interest, lasts, over, speaks, still, time, us, which , work Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections, their interest, and their resentments, just as humanity is moved to-day.
by John Sergeant Wise (Author, American , born in 1846) keywords: affections, angels, humanity, interest, just, more, moved, north, philanthropists, south, than, their, them, to-day , were Making use of human weaknesses in intelligence work is a logical matter. It keeps coming up, and of course you try to look at all the aspects that interest you in a human being.
by Markus Wolf (Public Servant, German , born in 1923) keywords: aspects, being, coming, course, human, intelligence, interest, keeps, logical, look, making, matter, try, up, use, weaknesses , work Mick has expressed an interest in coming to the gallery tonight because he's seen me behaving myself lately. He is being much more supportive, which is nice.
by Ron Wood (Musician, British , born in 1947) keywords: because, behaving, being, coming, expressed, gallery, interest, lately, mick, more, much, myself, nice, seen, supportive, tonight , which Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us.
by Bob Woodward (Journalist, American , born in 1943) keywords: deep, did, guidance, information, interest, providing, public, serve, throat , us Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.
by Herman Wouk (Novelist, American , born in 1915) keywords: always, been, familiar, hebrew, interest, judaism, literature, live, mine, scriptures, sons, speak, strong, two , way The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies.
by Francis Wright (Activist, Scottish , born in 1795) keywords: annihilated, been, blunted, carried, competition, edge, existing, extreme, finest, generous, heart, his, impulses, interest, isolated, man, most, point, principle, progress, selfish, sensibilities , sympathies I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious mood - sex and the dead.
by William Butler Yeats (Poet, Irish , born in 1970) keywords: am, dead, interest, least, mood, only, opinion, serious, sex, still, studious, topics , two We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments.
by Boris Yeltsin (Statesman, Russian , born in 1931) keywords: disappointments, equal, europe, existed, expectations, given, great, interest, particularly, powerful, rise, same, security, stability, throughout, time, year , years I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track.
by Pieter Zeeman (Physicist, Dutch , born in 1865) keywords: able, academy, am, contribute, convince, count, fortunate, great, interest, myself, paid, past, recognition, royal, sciences, shown, successes, swedish, track, which, work , wrong I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better.
by Terry Zwigoff (Director, American , born in 1949) keywords: audience, better, films, first, get, hate, hope, instead, interest, likes, make, myself, out, please, rather, something, them, versa , vice
