Famous quotes containing the words year, survival and/or rate:
“A man I praise that once in Taras Halls
Said to the woman on his knees, Lie still,
My hundredth year is at an end. I think
That something is about to happen, I think
That the adventure of old age begins....”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“The principle of avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of energy has enabled the species to survive in a world full of stimuli; but it prevents the survival of the aristocracy.”
—Rebecca West (18921983)
“If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.”
—Samuel Butler (18351902)