John James Audubon Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased.”

“In America, business is the first object in view at all times, and rightly it should be so.”

“A few days of idleness have completely sickened me, and given me what is called the blue-devils so severely, that I feel that the sooner I go to work and drive them off, the better.”

“My wife determined that my genius should prevail, and that my final success as an ornithologist should be triumphant.”

“Patiently and with industry did I apply myself to study, for although I felt the impossibility of giving life to my productions, I did not abandon the idea of representing nature.”

“The Fur Company may be called the exterminating medium of these wild and almost uninhabitable regions, which cupidity or the love of money alone would induce man to venture into. Where can I now go and find nature undisturbed?”