Air

"AIR, n. A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor."

"Air, air, fresh life-blood, thin and searching air, The clear, dear breath of God that loveth us."

"My highway is unfeatured air, My consorts are the sleepless stars, And men my giant arms upbear— My arms unstained and free from scars."

"If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."

"According to the data presented in the paper, about three-eighths of the Chinese population breathe air that would be rated “unhealthy” by United States standards. The most dangerous of the pollutants studied were fine airborne particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which can find their way deep into human lungs, be absorbed into the bloodstream and cause a host of health problems, including asthma, strokes, lung cancer and heart attacks."

"O, thou art fairer than the evening air Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars."

"Like the fire that needs the air, I won't burn unless you're there."

"Let the air strike our tune, Whilst we show reverence to yond peeping moon."

"The air in music the wing forsakes."

"Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue."

"“The risks from air pollution are now far greater than previously thought or understood, particularly for heart disease and strokes,” says Dr Maria Neira, Director of WHO’s Department for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. “Few risks have a greater impact on global health today than air pollution; the evidence signals the need for concerted action to clean up the air we all breathe.”"

"So it is with air: there is the brightest variety which we call aether, the muddiest which we call mist and darkness, and other kinds for which we have no name..."

"Take a straw and throw it up into the air, —you may see by that which way the wind is."

"Each individuals needs 12 cubic feet of air everyday to survive."

"Hamlet: The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold. Horatio: It is a nipping and an eager air."

"When I was born I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do."

"Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man’s dominion, And that, with paddle or fin or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea."

"Air pollution is a problem for much of the developing world and is believed to kill more people worldwide than AIDS, malaria, breast cancer, or tuberculosis. Airborne particulate matter (PM) is especially detrimental to health, and has previously been estimated to cause between 3 and 7 million deaths every year, primarily by creating or worsening cardiorespiratory disease. Particulate sources include electric power plants, industrial facilities, automobiles, biomass burning, and fossil fuels used in homes and factories for heating. In China, air pollution was previously estimated to contribute to 1.2 to 2 million deaths annually."

"His love was like the liberal air,— Embracing all, to cheer and bless; And every grief that mortals share Found pity in his tenderness."

"And 't is my faith, that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes."