When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast. – John Burroughs
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. – John Burroughs
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – John Burroughs
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice — no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. – John Burroughs
The crow in his purity I believe is seen and heard only in the North. Before you reach the Potomac there is an infusion of a weaker element, the fish-crow, whose helpless feminine call contrasts strongly with the hearty masculine caw of the original Simon. – John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”
For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, youd would wake up times and hope that the next day youd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home. – LeBron James