Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Roger Tory Peterson Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 28, 1908
  • Died: Jul 28, 1996

Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.

Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life. environmental

Birds have wings they're free they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy. nature

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble. environmental

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more quotes from Dave Barry

27 more quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill

74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill