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Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite. So evolution withdrew its gift, passed civilization by, rescued the planet...

Quote by Richard Bach about evolution, civilization, intelligence, gifts, love

I immediately called the command center of the Department of Justice to let them know that my wife was on a plane that had been hijacked I mainly wanted them know there was another hijacked plane out there.

Quote by Ted Olson about justice, wife

I wanted it not to be true I wanted it not to be her plane I wanted it I wanted, if it was her plane, to have somehow survived because she was in the back of the airplane. But we know that doesn't happen, not with those sorts of things.

Quote by Ted Olson about opinion, things

They were taking pictures and everything. When we got down off the plane, the minute Elvis made his appearance at the door of the plane, the screaming got even worse.

Quote by Minnie Pearl

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you

Quote by Muhammad Ali about age, people, day, life

During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to how magic worked as there were cultures and religions.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about magic

Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to...

Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere.

Quote by Richard Bach about civilization

If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have...

If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have to, like, suck the marrow out of every day and get the most out of it.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about day

I try not to be too judgmental of others, even though I would love to think that the definition of the word animal will change somehow before I leave this planet.

Quote by Kim Basinger about word, change, love

To form another person's opinion, you are its mirror, and to raise a halfway decent human being on this planet is a pretty hard job in this day and age.

Quote by Kim Basinger about opinion, age, olderness, people, human imperfections, being, day

The Superman story is one of the underlying threads of the story, coming from another planet, leaving his parents and his world that got blown up behind.

Quote by Michael Chabon about love, parents, world

It's really important for boys to see that girls take up...

It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do.

Quote by Geena Davis

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about force, talent

We didn't bring much out of Cuba. On the way to the...

We didn't bring much out of Cuba. On the way to the airport they searched you and took everything, and then they put you on a plane.

Quote by Andy Garcia about truth

So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls.

Quote by Martin Feldstein

When you leave the planet, you leave music behind.

When you leave the planet, you leave music behind.

Quote by Alex Van Halen about music

You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with...

You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while you are here.

Quote by Alex Van Halen about destiny, nothing, good, good luck

I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me...

I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me to another planet.

Quote by Eva Herzigova about love

When my mother died, I was 17 years old, and I literally got on a plane and flew to America, and didn't really come back. I have been back to Ireland in short spurts, just skimming the surface of my formative years.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about parents, mother, old, olderness

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and...

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

Quote by Samuel Beckett about companies, miracle

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