#rin

It has long been a fact familiar to geologists, that, both on the east and west coasts of the central part of Scotland, there are lines of raised beaches, containing marine shells of the same species as those now inhabiting the neighbouring sea. ↗

— Charles Lyell

#been #both #central #coasts #containing

I believe it’s always better to share the thing itself than the reason for sharing. Unless that thing happens to be something abstract, like a reason. Like my grandpa once muttered, “I don’t need a reason to have a reason.” Actually, I have no idea what he said since he was muttering. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #muttering #reason #funny

That which tears open our souls, those holes that splatter our sight, may actually become the thin, open places to see through the mess of this place to the heart-aching beauty beyond. To Him. To the God whom we endlessly crave. ↗

— Ann Voskamp

#beauty

I mean, every child at one stage dreams of being a prince or a princess. ↗

— Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

#child #dreams #every #i #mean

They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring. ↗

— James MacArthur

#because #boring #down #droves #get

Our principal writers have nearly all been fortunate in escaping regular education. ↗

— Hugh MacDiarmid

#education #escaping #fortunate #nearly #our

I want to lead the Progressive Conservative Party, a party that will promote true conservative values and principles. I can tell you right now, I am not the merger candidate. I am not interested in institutional marriages with other parties. ↗

— Peter MacKay

#candidate #conservative #conservative party #conservative values #i

Spring has many American faces. There are cities where it will come and go in a day and counties where it hangs around and never quite gets there. Summer is drawn blinds in Louisiana, long winds in Wyoming, shade of elms and maples in New England. ↗

— Archibald MacLeish

#around #blinds #cities #come #come and go

The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution. ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#caution #complex #controlling #degree #engineering

Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if you don't know a lot about them. ↗

— Peter MacNicol

#accept #acting #being #character #covering