My father was an avid gardener. On many a summer morning he rousted me out of bed well before sunup and handed me a hoe. We had more than an acre to tend, and the objective was to get as much as possible done before the sun got too high in the sky and the temperature rose above 100. The humidity in that region, while good for the skin and for growing vegetables, is oppressive, and heat exhaustion is always a possibility in summer. On several occasions my thoughts turned patricidal. But as the years have passed, I have grown to appreciate what my dad taught me, not only about growing things in the earth, but also about responsibility and the value of hard, physical work. I now derive physical and spiritual pleasure from gardening. All this galls me a little, because my dad always said it would turn out this way.
- Don HenleyA lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you`d say, `That`s what a child would do.`
- Gene WilderI also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and love.
- William ShatnerI derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he`s guilty; do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man?
- Jim GarrisonThe powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law.
- Dick ThornburghYes, to me that`s one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It`s definitely something that I have a fear of - not being in control of your own life. I think that`s something people can relate to, and those genres are most successful when they derive the material from genuine fears that people have.
- Christopher NolanBut others said individual travelers are a relatively small part of overall business at large casinos which derive more business from conventions and group meetings, which are seeing strong demand'¦
- David AndersI think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid.
- Richard RussoBureaucracies are inherently antidemocratic. Bureaucrats derive their power from their position in the structure, not from their relations with the people they are supposed to serve. The people are not masters of the bureaucracy, but its clients.
- Alan KeyesHe tried to derive a Southwestern influence, ... That was Bennie`s style of architecture.
- Bill JenkinsLowell is my home. It is where I drew my first breath. It is where I will always derive a sense of place and a sense of belonging.
- Paul TsongasDerive happiness in oneself from a good day`s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
- Henri MatisseA wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
- Abner GermanowAs long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.
- Adam LoewenThe teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
- Adam MooreMaterial goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time.
- AJ HansonOur second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of God, but in the sense that ministers derive their authority from Christ, and not from the people.
- Alan FeducciaMany mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors.
- Albert HaldemannAdversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.
- Alberto SanchezOur works, whatever they may be, derive from our incapacity to kill or to kill ourselves.
- Alderman Dana McLendonWe derive our vitality from our store of madness.
- Alderman Dana McLendonThis foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different.
- Alejandro GertzBut the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.
- Alex GardenThe deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
- Alex KoganI derive nothing whatever from my own nature, nothing from the nature imagined by the philosophers - all comes from God and His decrees.
- Amir AttaranWell, politics is always based first on values, because the programmes derive from the values. So clarity on values is the base for politics.
- Andre ChabotI am sure that they did make good steps forward and derive cell lines.
- Arif MubarakA wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
- Hippocrates