Vesuvius Quotes
- I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think… — Robert Louis Stevenson
- We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring… — James R. Schlesinger
- Compared to the unleashed forces of warfare and of faith, Mount Vesuvius was kinder to the legacy of antiquity. — Stephen Greenblatt
- Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles… — Barbara Ehrenreich
- If there are greater activities in Vesuvius or Pelee, then the southern coast of California and the areas between Salt Lake and the southern portions… — Edgar Cayce
- Gripping. Fascinating. Entrancing. The Vesuvius Isotope is 2013's Top Thriller! — Carolyn Hart
- Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius crater for an inkstand! — Herman Melville
- I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in. — Ali Smith
- A book is an arrangement of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numerals, and about eight punctuation marks, and people can cast their eyes over these and… — Kurt Vonnegut
- The secret of realizing the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment of existence is: to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius!… — Friedrich Nietzsche
- A bronze plaque read: GAIUS PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS Dan made a face. "Get a load of the guy with the funny name." "I think that's… — Gordon Korman
- We are born into this time and must bravely follow the path to the destined end. There is no other way. Our duty is to… — Oswald Spengler
- Live dangerously. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius. — Friedrich Nietzsche
- We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very much like the simpleton of a Pliny the Younger, who… — Anatole France
- Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius. — Friedrich Nietzsche