Quotes of Speciman - somelinesforyou

“ Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing. ”

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

“ Nature in America has always been suspect, on the defensive, cannibalized by progress. In America, every specimen becomes a relic. ”

- Susan Sontag

“ If you look up 'Intelligence' in the new volumes of the Encyclopeadia Britannica, you'll find it classified under the following three heads: Intelligence, Human; Intelligence, Animal; Intelligence, Military. My stepfather's a perfect specimen of Intelligence, Millitary. ”

- Aldous Huxley

“ The serial number of a human specimen is the face, that accidental and unrepeatable combination of features. It reflects neither character nor soul, nor what we call the self. The face is only the serial number of a specimen. ”

- Milan Kundera

“ No sacrifice is worth the name unless it is a joy. Sacrifice and a long face go ill together. Sacrifice is 'making sacred'. He must be a poor specimen of humanity who is in need of sympathy for his sacrifice. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi
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