Fishes Quotes - Page 39

• Sit and do nothing. Every once in a while a golden fish swims by and lays her golden eggs. You'll know.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Eggs, Swim, Golden

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• A godly man often grows best when his worldly circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones. Lord, let me find my life in Thee, and not in the mire of this world's favour or gain.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Children, Godly, Men

  C. H. Spurgeon (2006). “Morning by Morning”, p.362, Hendrickson Publishers

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• The fish will be the last to discover water.

  Jerome Bruner

  Inspirational, Life, Water

  Jerome S. Bruner (1996). “The Culture of Education”, p.45, Harvard University Press

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• Seated upon the convex mound Of one vast kidney, Jonah prays And sings his canticles and hymns, Making the hollow vault resound God's goodness and mysterious ways, Till the great fish spouts music as he swims.

  Aldous Huxley

  Music, Hymns, Swim

  Aldous Huxley (1970). “Letters of Aldous Huxley”

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• Better a days catch of fish than a lifetime of crabs.

  Phil Robertson

  Lifetime, Crabs

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• I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music. That’s how it works. You don’t buy fish from a dentist, or ask a plumber for financial advice, so why listen to an actor’s music?

  Hugh Jackman

  Art, Careers, Broken

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• How can land be owned by another man. Warns one can not steal what was given as a gift. Is the sky owned by birds and the rivers owned by fish.

  Lupe Fiasco

  Men, Land, Sky

  Song: Unforgivable Youth, 2012

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• Do not become self-sufficient . Self-sufficienc y is Satan’s net where he catches men, like poor silly fish, and destroys them. Be not self-sufficient . The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself. God pours no power into man’s heart till man’s power is all poured out. Live, then, daily, a life of dependence on the grace of God.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Strong, Silly, Heart

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• As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.

  Izaak Walton

  Artist, Men, Lakes

  'The Compleat Angler' (1653) 'Epistle to the Reader'

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• If each day falls
  inside each night,
  there exists a well
  where clarity is imprisoned.
  
  We need to sit on the rim
  of the well of darkness
  and fish for fallen light
  with patience.

  Pablo Neruda

  Fall, Night, Light

  Pablo Neruda, William O'Daly (1988). “The sea and the bells”, Copper Canyon Pr

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• The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.

  Chuck D

  Writing, Technology, Reality

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• When we talk about GOD,
  we’re like a school of fish,
  discussing the possible existence of the sea.

  Rumi

  School, Sea, Existence

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• Next to prayer, Fishing is the most personal relationship of man.

  Herbert Hoover

  Prayer, Men, Lakes

  United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover), Herbert Hoover (1974). “Herbert Hoover: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President”

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• How unlike a dead fish a live fish is.

  Maxine Hong Kingston

  Maxine Hong Kingston (2011). “China Men”, p.105, Vintage

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• There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon

  Jack Nicklaus

  Lakes, Sea, Fishing

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• I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don’t drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with a holistic mind-set that you need to damn well respect the vehicle that you’re walking around in.

  Mick Fleetwood

  Work Out, Mind, Needs

  Details Magazine Interview, www.mickfleetwoodofficial.com. August 21, 2014.

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• We were staring at the origin of a piece of our own bodies inside this 375-million-year-old fish. We had a fish with a wrist.

  Neil Shubin

  Years, Pieces, Body

  Neil Shubin (2008). “Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body”, p.38, Vintage

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• I am persuaded to think that any climate change is bad because of the investments and adaptations that have been made by human beings and all of the things that support human existence upon this globe. Even minor fluctuations of climate could change the distribution of fish, … upset agriculture,…and inundate costal cities…… Such changes could occur at a faster rate perhaps than human society can evolve.

  Fred Singer

  Thinking, Agriculture, Cities

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• At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family.

  Jean Reno

  Home, Simple, Pasta

  "My favourite table". Interview with Toby Rose, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2008.

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• There’s a time when a man needs to fight, and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny is lost, that the ship has sailed, and that only a fool would continue. The truth is, I’ve always been a fool.

  Albert Finney

  Fighting, Destiny, Men

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• I keep my diet simple by sticking to mostly fruits and vegetables all day and then having whatever I want for dinner. I end up making healthy choices, like sushi or grilled fish, because I feel so good from eating well.

  Jennifer Morrison

  Simple, Vegetables, Eating Well

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There’s fish in here that I’ve read about that are so see-through that they’re invisible. So I don’t even think they know they exist.

  Karl Pilkington

  Thinking, Invisible, Knows

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• I don't drink any coffee or take any drugs and I don't smoke cigarettes and I don't eat sugar and I don't take any medicine at all. I eat a lot of fish, vegetables, and I stay away from starches.

  Vincent Gallo

  Coffee, Vegetables, Medicine

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've been making sushi for 38 years, and I'm still learning. You have to consider the size and color of the ingredients, how much salt and vinegar to use and how the seasons affect the fattiness of the fish.

  Masaharu Morimoto

  Color, Years, Use

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• Right now I'd love to be sitting on a Greek island somewhere because of being Greek American, eating great octopus salad and some fantastic lamb. Or sipping a little ouzo. I think the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest... Lots of nuts, vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, lean meats, yogurt.

  Cat Cora

  Thinking, Islands, Vegetables

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