Thomas More rarely discussed his siblings, and two of them are never mentioned by him. It is likely that they were part of that infant mortality which had provoked such concern for early baptism. – Peter Ackroyd
Charles Darwin sailed around the world for two years on the ‘Beagle,’ and he had quite a bit of interest in things like the iguanas of the Galapagos, even though they were primitive compared to your average Englishman. – Seth Shostak
Hezbollah and the government are only two of 18 political factions in Lebanon, most of them armed. There are militant Christian groups, Palestinian radicals, al-Qaida, Druze militias and even armed bands of Marxists still operating in Lebanon. – Richard Engel
I think there are two aspects to ageing: there’s the physical side and what’s happening inside. – Rachel Weisz
When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible – cowards and fools. – Russell Baker
Jardine is the largest dealer of Mercedes in the world. They also sell cars for two or three Japanese makers. – Ratan Tata
During the course of filming ‘Top Chef,’ I gain 15 lbs., so I’m used to needing two dress sizes. – Padma Lakshmi
Exchange of breeding individuals between two populations tends to homogenize their gene pools. – Peter R. Grant
Actually, 3D is really the most normal thing because it’s how those of us with two eyes usually see the world. TVs are the unusual things in 2D! – Shigeru Miyamoto
Know that each acre of fallow ought to support yearly two sheep at the least, then a hundred acres of fallow can support two hundred sheep, two hundred acres, four hundred sheep and so on. – Robert Grosseteste
A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights pulling at the arms of a pair of scales. – Rudolf Arnheim
However, the radio and national media depend much more on the hype from a good record label, and from a ‘ buzz ‘ about a band, then from just one or two good shows. There are a lot of artists that have a ton of good press going for them, and still do not make it big in the US. – Pat Garrett
Consensus wisdom has it that all modern commercial fantasy novels fall into two camps: those derived from J.R.R. Tolkien and those derived from Mervyn Peake. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ template or the ‘Gormenghast’ mold. – Paul Di Filippo
Historically, Heathrow has been something of a joke, outweighed by its excellent connections. We have to aspire to having an airport at Heathrow with two runways which is a world-class airport. It’s a big challenge. – Philip Hammond
If I get two strikes, I’ll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit. – Roger Clemens
I always like to keep one hand in the tepee and the other hand in the synagogue. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a combination of the two? You could go to synagogue, and it would be really hot in there. – Robbie Robertson
I’m omnivorous in my tastes, fiction and non-fiction, always several books on the go, though I’ll read a novel in a day or two. – O. R. Melling
You have to find the movie in the editing room, and it can’t be four hours; it has to be two hours. – Peter Landesman
I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don’t pick straight down; it’s sort of sideways, and it shaves them off. – Robin Trower
I’ve got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It’s bulging in two places. Yeah, it’s not good. – Retief Goosen
I was never a part of the Actor’s Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I’d gone to California. – Richard Widmark
