Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned.

Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.

On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.

The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature.

My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view.

Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom.

Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.

It may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that border.

Can you see the power emotion has to distort out outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day?

A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.

Unlimited knowledge, limited time.

It is only when you fail to control your fears through your thoughts and beliefs that they would start to control you.

Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.

What is the use of fighting for a vote if we have not got a country to vote in?

There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us.

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.

It is almost inconceivable that citizens of that time were willing to support so bloody a war, by putting so high a price upon Union and Liberty.