Quotes about backyard

A collection of quotes on the topic of backyard, people, man, world.

Quotes about backyard

Alan Guth photo

“It becomes very tempting to ask whether, in principle, it's possible to create a universe in the laboratory—or a universe in your backyard—by man-made processes.”

Alan Guth (1947) American theoretical physicist and cosmologist

"A Universe in Your Backyard," in Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution (1996) ed. John Brockman.

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“Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.”

Conan O'Brien (1963) American television show host and comedian

First Tweet on Twitter, February 24, 2010 Twitter http://twitter.com/conanobrien
The Tonight Show

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“I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.
This is your victory.
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America

2008, Election victory speech (November 2008)

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“Why so scrawny, cat?
Starving for fat fish or mice…
Or backyard love?”

Bashō Matsuo (1644–1694) Japanese poet

Source: Japanese Haiku

“Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that they are all someone's home and backyard.”

Vera Nazarian (1966) American writer

Source: The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

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Ernesto Che Guevara photo

“I saw him (Sunil Narine) play in the Indian Premier League and thought, 'this looks pretty different', so I watched him bowl on YouTube and tried it in the backyard. I've trained to the point where it's coming out well now.”

Arjun Nair (1998) cricketer

Nair on studying Narine's doosra, quoted on The Sydney Morning Herald, "Arjun Nair is a name to remember, says Cricket Australia's Greg Chappell" http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/arjun-nair-is-a-name-to-remember-says-cricket-australias-greg-chappell-20160129-gmhk9z.html, January 30, 2016.

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James Brown photo

“Mama, come here quick,
Bring me that lickin' stick.
Mama, come here quick,
Bring me that lickin' stick.
People standin',
Standin' in a trance.
Sister out in the backyard
Doin' the outside dance.”

James Brown (1933–2006) American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist

Licking Stick – Licking Stick, written with Bobby Byrd and Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (1968)
Song lyrics

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Ilana Mercer photo

“Like environmentalists, politicians generally privilege flora and fauna over folks. (NIMBYs excepted. Senator Edward Kennedy is a not-in-my-backyard environmentalist: he opposes wind farms in Nantucket Sound, offshore from his Hyannis Port compound.)”

Ilana Mercer South African writer

"In Defense of the Fence," http://www.ilanamercer.com/phprunner/public_article_list_view.php?editid1=39WorldNetDaily.com, April 4, 2008.
2000s, 2008

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Jiddu Krishnamurti photo

“Goodness is not in the backyard of the individual nor in the open field of the collective; goodness flowers only in freedom from both.”

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher

Conversation 5
1970s, The Urgency of Change (1970)

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Francis Escudero photo

“This is a matter of national shame and pride. We must stand up and clean our backyard.”

Francis Escudero (1969) Filipino politician

"Task force hit for allowing dumping of Canada wastes",The Philippine Star, 10 September 2015, p. 10.
2015

Marlon Brando photo

“Chaplin you got to go with. Chaplin is a man whose talents is such that you have to gamble. First off, comedy is his backyard. He's a genius, a cinematic genius. A comedic talent without peer.”

Marlon Brando (1924–2004) American screen and stage actor

Rolling Stone Issue No. 213 (May 20, 1976) on Charlie Chaplin

Rob Ford photo

“Daniel Dale is in my backyard taking pictures. I have little kids. He's taking pictures of little kids, I don't want to say that word but you start thinking what this guy is all about.”

Rob Ford (1969–2016) Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto

Ford, Interview to Conrad Black after confronting Daniel Dale http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-kids-quote-sparks-controversy-with-toronto-star-1.2458389 (10 December 2013); Ford subsequently withdrew the statements and apologized http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-apologizes-again-daniel-dale-drops-lawsuit-1.2469456 to Dale after Dale threatened to sue for defamation.
2010s, 2013

Nicholas Sparks photo

“There is no design involved. It would look tawdry down the wrong end of a beach in Torremolinos. This isn't a case of just not wanting it in my backyard. This area is historically significant with listed buildings and it's next to the Tower of London, which is a world heritage site.”

David Mellor (1949) former British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and businessman

Quoted in Anil Dawar, "'Build a tower block? Not in our dockyard,'" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1519779/Build-a-tower-block-Not-in-our-dockyard.htmlThe Telegraph (2006-05-30)
Comment on the proposed construction of a 17-storey block of flats near his home in the St Katharine Docks, London.

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Hariprasad Chaurasia photo

“Indigenous musicians in our backyard, who are also world-famous and as successful –people like hariprasad Chaurasia or Bhimsen Joshi. Why? Because they remain as desi as desi ghee. They dress Indian, talk Indian, walk Indian, eat Indian (paan, horror of horrors!), think Indian, feel Indian.”

Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938) Indian bansuri player

On the overzealous attention given in India to Zubin Mehta who was just born a :parsee in India but has lived overseas most of his life and comes to India occasionally. Quoted in [Shobhaa De, Superstar India: From Incredible To Unstoppable, http://books.google.com/books?id=8yX2H_8UmfUC&pg=PT41, 2 April 2009, Penguin Books Limited, 978-0-14-192374-1, 41–]

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“Here are three meaningful actions we can all take on water: Use less. Pollute less. And from our backyards to our cities, make places that leave room for water in nature...”

Cynthia Barnett (1966) American journalist

Source: https://www.jou.ufl.edu/alumni-and-friends/cjc-environment-voices/cynthia-barnett/

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