James Cook Quotes (20 Quotes)

It was very shocking and outrageous, ... It put us in shock that someone could just change the warranty deed without our acknowledgement.

It's not how long your legs are it's how fast you pick them up and put them down that counts.

There are more and more talented women conductors around the world and they're going to make their mark. I would think Baltimore would be happy to have Alsop, she's an fine conductor.

Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

I think we have the ingredients here exceptional students and dedicated faculty. But we can't do it without partnerships.

The dead grass and pine needles from last year serve as fuel for the fire. With the wind blowing the way it is, an ember from a small fire can blow dozens of feet and spark a larger fire.

On the ignition side, human behavior is really what dictates whether we have a fire season.

We didn't have any idea of what was going on. We had no idea.

When David Baker a biology professor at Marquette called me, I nearly fell out my chair.

From what I have said of the natives of New Holland they may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon earth but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans, being wholly unacquainted not only with the superfluous, but

My foundation has owned the refuge in Ward County for over 20 years. They're asking us to divest something owned for about a quarter-century.

It's not a pleasant feeling by any means. Last year it was tough just to try to get up for games, to get any kind of motivation going. But if you keep thinking about it and thinking about it, it starts to get to you, and that's a bad thing. You just have to keep your mind focused on your job and what you have to do to help your team win. Eventually, we'll get one.

I don't know how they could really make mines much safer than they are. What else can they really do.

She had a very difficult time finding recognition in her time.

We have isolated the compounds that could help treat schizophrenia, and to find out that we have people across town who can look at the behavioral biology of our compounds, it means that we can test this so much faster.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

I think it would be nice to be able to talk directly to the surface.

That game was so important to us that guys were down for a couple of days, ... Really, it was a big momentum-changer for us around here. But we've had to suck it up this week. We needed that game, and not playing well hurt us.

Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due.

We were in disbelief that someone would be that ignorant to do something so flagrant in violation of the law,