A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
John BurroughsTravel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.
John BurroughsHow much there is in books that one does not want to know, that it would be a mere weariness and burden to the spirit to know.
John BurroughsI go to books and to nature as a bee goes to the flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey.
John BurroughsSo the idea about how detonation of a nuclear weapon might happen vary, you know - some people are especially concerned about terrorists getting their hands on nuclear weapons and using them. Some people are worried that there might be a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Some think the Middle East, were Israel already has nuclear weapons and where other countries may be interested at some point and acquiring them, might be a flash point.
John Burroughs