Moving into the D's, we have a trio of the Darwin family expounding on science.
"There is a grandeur in this view of life." - Charles Darwin, English naturalist and scientist, 1809-82
"A fool... is a man who never tried an experiment in his life." - Erasmus Darwin, English physician and grandfather of Charles Darwin, 1731-1802
"In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs." - Francis Darwin, English botanist and son of Charles Darwin, 1848-1925
With a nod to Olympic patriotism, here is a Canadian quotation to change things up a bit:
"I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears and its desire to present itself to the world as a Scotch banker." - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist, 1913-95
Did you see how the US mens team beat the Canadian mens team in hockey! YEAH! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
ReplyDeleteI certainly did see that, and well done to your team. That last goal (despite being on an empty net) I thought was particularly spectacular; a one-handed diving shot is always impressive. That said, the Canadian team in many ways out-played the Americans (except Miller - he was amazing)...
ReplyDeleteI sadly did not see the game, but I did see the highlights. and that shot was pretty amazing. I will say this: the team that out shots the opponent by more than 2 to 1 is the team that you generally would say played better. Luckily for us, Miller outplayed the entire team Canada.
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