#without

Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe. ↗

— Georges Cuvier

#alone #anyone #birth #dreamed #earth

Hence the same instant which killed the animals froze the country where they lived. This event was sudden, instantaneous, without any gradual development. ↗

— Georges Cuvier

#country #development #event #gradual #hence

I love stand up and it keeps me grounded, to say the stuff I have been thinking without anyone changing it. ↗

— Cedric the Entertainer

#been #changing #grounded #i #i love

My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her. ↗

— Matt Damon

#her #i #imagine #mate #my soul

Men who do things without being told draw the most wages. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#draw #men #most #things #told

At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes, but there was that one time when she made that big mistake.' It's always a shame when that happens, especially if you've gotten by for decades without anything hugely tragic. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#any #anything #big #big mistake #calculated

Some of my first teachers were incredibly tough. You could never sing more than three words without being stopped and having to do it over 20 times. I loved that - that sort of process of dissecting and trying to figure out and master this incredibly mysterious instrument. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#could #dissecting #figure #first #having

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#amplification #being #high #human #human being

Live television drama was like live theater, because you moved without thinking about the camera. It followed you around. In film you have to be more aware of what the camera is doing. ↗

— Louise Fletcher

#around #aware #because #camera #doing

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#discretion #enemy #even #friend #more