#wonder

Of all celestial bodies within reach or view, as far as we can see, out to the edge, the most wonderful and marvellous and mysterious is turning out to be our own planet earth. There is nothing to match it anywhere, not yet anyway. ↗

— Lewis Thomas

#anywhere #as far as #bodies #celestial #earth

I come from New York originally, but Californians have been wonderful about animals. These animals are so nice and so good and so sweet and intelligent. It's a crime not to help them. ↗

— Dick Van Patten

#been #californians #come #crime #good

I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. I'm always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I'm wondering if that's even possible. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#always #australian #australian film #derogatory #even

I wonder how often in the past I may have missed the good in people because I pre-judged, based on the differences? ↗

— Anne Perry

#because #differences #good #how #i

Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#about #each #heredity #other #parents

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#everything #find #great #great truth #hammerstein

I think it's wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too. ↗

— Tom Peters

#i think #need #part #save #save the world

The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job. ↗

— David Petraeus

#ago #any #battalion #battle #conducted

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#someone #status #wonderful #work

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#always #been #chances #does #everything