Instance Quotes

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Even in a minute instance, it is best to look first to the main tendencies of Nature. A particular flower may not be dead in… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The information gained from these techniques was valuable in some instances, but there is no way of knowing whether the same information could have been… — Dennis C. Blair
Guy Nearing told us it's a good idea when hunting mushrooms to have a pleasant goal, a waterfall for instance, and, having reached it, to… — John Cage
Faced with a new mutation in an organism, or a fundamental change in its living conditions, the biologist is frequently in no position whatever to… — George Wald
So when I appear as a kind of shamanistic figure, or allude to it, I do it to stress my belief in other priorities and… — Joseph Beuys
In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a sudden most art starts… — Willem de Kooning
In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most improperly bracketed with the natives. The British Indian does not need any such restrictions… — Mahatma Gandhi
In fifty years time, the need for true psychics and conscious mediums (such as H.P.B., for instance [Helena Petrova Blavatsky]) will be very great if… — Alice Bailey
Even the absurdest report may in nearly every instance be traced to an actual occurrence; and had there been no such actual occurrence, this preposterous… — Herbert Spencer
The excuse or toleration of cruelty upon any living creature by a woman is a deadly sin against the grandest force in nature - maternal… — Elizabeth Blackwell
Bluefin tuna spawn just south of the oil spill and they spawn only in the Gulf. If they were to go through the area at… — Larry J. McKinney
Take this squirrel, for instance. Ulysses. Do I believe he can type poetry? Sure, I do believe it. There is much more beauty in the… — Kate DiCamillo
I cannot morally blame all Americans for allowing, for instance, the birth of the Federal Reserve System and the money destruction that has followed. They… — Robert Prechter
California is a tragic country â€” like Palestine, like every Promised Land. Its short history is a fever-chart of migrations â€” the land rush, the… — Christopher Isherwood
The more instances we examine, and the more care we employ, the more assurance shall we acquire, that the enumeration, which we form from the… — David Hume
Those things for which the most money is demanded are never the things which the student most wants. Tuition, for instance, is an important item… — Henry David Thoreau
Some types of environmental restoration projects are well-known restored wetlands, for instance, or coal mine reclamation projects. Recently though, larger dam removal projects have started,… — Matt Gonzalez
I love them very much. All animals big and small. You can name an ant for instance. — Bindi Irwin
The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture. — Steven Biko
But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps. — Idries Shah

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