"Butterflies are very interesting. Here these things are……" — Roger Tory Peterson
"Butterflies are very interesting. Here these things are little grubs for a while. And then they go into a little coffin. There they are in a sarcophagus, and then they come out and dance with the angels."
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Roger Tory Peterson
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22 Quotes by Roger Tory Peterson
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Birds ... are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper," ... The observation and recording of…
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Butterflies may be better indicators of the health of our environment than birds.
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Penguins are an indicator of the health of our watery planet, and if they are unable to survive, we had…
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Conservation is not just an ideal that we read about; it works.
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Birds, it must be admitted, are the most exciting and most deserving of the vertebrates; they are perhaps the best…
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Birding, after all, is just a game. Going beyond that is what is important.
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The other creatures with which we share this world have their rights too, but not speaking our language, they have…
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The truth of the matter is, the birds could very well live without us, but many -- perhaps all --…
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I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. Before I came…
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I can recognize the calls of practically every bird in North America. There are some in Africa I don't know,…
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Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.
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Birds are, perhaps, the most eloquent expression of reality.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
— Saint Augustine
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We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
— Saint Augustine
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Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I…
— Teresa of Avila
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But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to…
— Francis Bacon
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
— Francis Bacon
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I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies.…
— Drew Barrymore
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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,…
— Karl Barth
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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing…
— Martha Beck
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Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an…
— Martha Beck
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Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.
— Josh Billings
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Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.
— Robert Blair
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not…
— William Blake
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