I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. – James Boswell
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. – James Boswell
I find I journalize too tediously. Let me try to abbreviate. – James Boswell
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. – James Boswell
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies. – Garrett Hardin