"The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well."

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Source : Samuel Woodworth (1861). “The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth”, p.31

Samuel Woodworth

#Iron Quotes #Water Quotes #Moss Quotes

“The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it's not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa.”
“Edward Conard provides a provocative interpretation of the causes of the global financial crisis and the policies needed to return to rapid growth. Whether you agree or not, this analysis is well worth reading.”
“Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.”
“We give people fish. We teach them to fish. We tear down the walls that have been built up around the fish pond. And we figure out who polluted it.”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2006). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical”, p.123, Harper Collins
“One of our priorities when doing "March" is to sort of undo what we feel is the disservice done by what we call the Nine Words Problem. Which is that most American kids, whatever they do learn about the movement, especially in school, is usually limited to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream." And so there's sort of a layer of unreality; there's not a sense of continuity.”
“Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.”
“I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then I'll have, what, 10, 12 years to live?”
“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”

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