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Fredrika Bremer

"It is quite affecting to observe how much the olive tree is to the country people. Its fruit supplies them with food, medicine and light; its leaves, winter fodder for the goats and sheep; it is their shelter from the heat and its branches and roots supply them with firewood. The olive tree is the peasant's all-in-all."

Source : Fredrika Bremer (1863). “Greece and the Greeks: The Narrative of a Winter Residence and Summer Travel in Greece and Its Islands”, p.213

Fredrika Bremer

#Country Quotes #Winter Quotes #Sheep Quotes

“Food is one part. Love is another part. I cut their hair, I give them a shave, I give them bath. For them, to feel psychologically that they are also human beings, there are people to care for them, they have a hand to hold, hope to live. So, the food will give them physical nutrition. The love and affection which you show, will give them mental nutrition.”
“One of my favorite things is when I get letters and video messages from fans or people who have attended one of my workshops that say things like "because of your workshop, I finally have the confidence to go after my dream/love myself/have the strength not to listen to anyone telling me I can't do the things I really want to do!"”
“Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of equal technical strength.”
“The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.”

Source : Samuel Smiles (18??). “Self-help”, p.113, St Pauls BYB
“I've taught myself how to use good, fresh ingredients and to prepare them as simply as possible by cooking only to enhance their intrinsic flavors.”
“I unabashedly, unashamedly, unequivocally support the explosion of entrepreneurs in the capitalist system.”

Source : "Is Jack Kemp Mr. Right?" By Maureen Dowd, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 1987.
“I saw that all aspects of my life had been pulling me out of balance because I hadn't perceived them as part of a "whole," or the totality that was "me."”
“Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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