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  • I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee. I am no more lonely than the Mill Brook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the south wind, or an April shower, or a January thaw, or the first spider in a new house.

    Lonely   Horse   Stars  
    Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.84, Simon and Schuster
  • According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring these laws, the bee flies anyway.

  • Allowances can always be made for your friends to disagree with you. Disagreement, vehement disagreement, is healthy. Debate is impossible without it. Evil does not question itself, only hope questions itself. Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be broken and are. Often. Like when a bumblebee flies or an ancient regime is toppled.

    Men   Law   Evil  
    Craig Ferguson (2007). “Between the Bridge and the River”, p.208, Chronicle Books
  • The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.

    Past   Sea   Balls  
  • My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it flies anyways.

  • Leaves glowing in the sun, zealous hum of bumblebees, From afar, from somewhere beyond the river, echoes of lingering voices And the unhurried sounds of a hammer gave joy not only to me. Before the five senses were opened, and earlier than any beginning They waited, ready, for all those who would call themselves mortals, So that they might praise, as I do, life, that is, happiness.

    Glowing   Voice   Rivers  
    Czeslaw Milosz, “An Hour”
  • Did I mention I've finally decided on a nickname for you?" "I didn't know you were looking." Well, I've given the matter some serious thought." "And what have you come up with?" "Cookie," I anounced proudly. Xavier scrunched up his face. "No way." "You don't like it? What about Bumblebee?" "Worse." "Snookie-Wookie?" "Do you have any cyanide?" "Well, some of us are just a bit hard to please.

  • Ms. It sounds like a sick bumblebee, it sounds frigid. I mean, who the hell would ever want to stick his hand up the dress of somebody who goes around calling herself something like Ms.? It's all so stupid.

    Stupid   Mean   Hands  
    Source: www.oceanstar.com
  • According to recognized aero technical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the shape and weight of his body in relation to the total wing area. The bumblebee doesn't know this, so he goes ahead and flies anyway.

  • If bumblebee leavings and stump paste are so good for you, why can't any of those guys (in the health stores) grow full beards?

  • I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach anything they ask for. That can be as diverse as the early paintings of Salvador Dali or how bumblebees manage to fly.

  • Evil does not question itself. Only Hope questions itself.

    Evil   Doe   Bumblebees  
    Craig Ferguson (2010). “Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel”, p.112, Chronicle Books
  • The ultimate source of energy, the sun is ready to set. The leaves of the blooming lotus flower in the pond are losing their lustre. A bumblebee, sitting on that lotus is enjoying the romantic pleasure and murmuring passionate songs.

    Song   Flower   Energy  
    "Gita Milindam (Song of the Bumblebee)". Book by Manmohan Acharya, July 12, 2010.
  • Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be broken and are. Often.

    Men   Law   Broken  
    Craig Ferguson (2007). “Between the Bridge and the River”, p.208, Chronicle Books
  • A sense of security, of well-being, of summer warmth pervades my memory. That robust reality makes a ghost of the present. The mirror brims with brightness; a bumblebee has entered the room and bumps against the ceiling. Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die.

    Vladimir Nabokov (2012). “Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited”, p.57, Penguin UK
  • The turkey's eyes are such that he can see a bumblebee turn a somersault on the verge of the horizon.

    Eye   Hunting   Turkeys  
    Archibald Rutledge, James A. Casada (1994). “America's Greatest Game Bird: Archibald Rutledge's Turkey Hunting Tales”, p.9, Univ of South Carolina Press
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