"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left."

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Source : Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.556, Library of America

Aldo Leopold

#Hands Quotes #Land Quotes #Environmental Quotes

“I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.”
“The first step toward spiritual growth is to become aware of your emotions.”
“I think nobody can get me out. I've got a pretty good idea of what I want to hit. If I get my pitch, I'm going to get a hack in. And if I don't get you this time, I'll get you next time. I'm not saying I'm better than anybody, but I am saying that nobody is better than me.”
“Force Majeure is a jolt. You won't know what hit you. Director Ostlund shifts gears from humor to psychological thriller with cunning skill.”
“You have to just do your thing, as long as you don't hurt anybody along the way.”

Source : Page Six Magazine, September 10, 2009.
“We've become much more casual and much more relaxed in social interactions, where there was a formality and maybe a kind of respect at that time that doesn't exist now.”
“Paris with its multitude of art directions calls continuously to the deepest penetration and recognition of your inner essence. Only in this way it is possible to create work that refers the time span.”

Source : "A Tribute, Municipal Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Municipal Museum Schiedam, Museum de Wieger". Book by Bram van Velde, Deurne, p. 44, Letter to H. E. Kramer, October 25, 1926, 1994.
“In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.”

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