"The longer we were in it, the smaller…" — William Beebe
"The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get."
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William Beebe
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10 Quotes by William Beebe
William Beebe has 10 quotes on this site.
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The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of…
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The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a…
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Earth has few secrets from the birds.
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The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.
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To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King.
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I can only think of one experience which might exceed in interest a few hours spent under water, and that…
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When ... we realize the possibilities of deep sea life still unknown to us, every haul of the dredge should…
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In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so…
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... the only other place comparable to these marvelous nether regions, must surely be naked space itself, out far beyond…
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More Longer Quotes
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but…
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That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which…
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To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
— Saint Augustine
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To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no…
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I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught…
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You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens.
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I do love shoes that make my legs longer. I have the upper body of someone who's 5ft 8in, so…
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Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.
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American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
— Stanley Baldwin
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If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason.
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Electronic aids, particularly domestic computers, will help the inner migration, the opting out of reality. Reality is no longer going…
— J. G. Ballard
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