"The central industry of modern civilisation, tending, because of its control over materials, to spread into and ultimately incorporate older industries such as mining, smelting, oil- refining, textiles, rubber, building, and even agriculture in respect to fertilizers and food processing."

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Source : John Desmond Bernal (1965). “Science in history”

John Desmond Bernal

#Oil Quotes #Agriculture Quotes #Textiles Quotes

“Be hole, be dust, be dream, be wind/Be night, be dark, be wish, be mind,/Now slip, now slide, now move unseen,/Above, beneath, betwixt, between.”
“As the baby boomers like me are retiring and getting ready to retire, they will spend whatever it takes - and theyre the wealthiest generation in our country - to make themselves live an enjoyable life in their retirement years.”
“the hand will often reveal more than the countenance ...”

Source : Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…”, p.29, e-artnow
“The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity.”
“Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But if you eat badly, stay out late, drink too much, and so on, you'll pay a price on the course.”
“As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.”
“I think the political class, just overall, has underestimated the suffering in America.”
“Rolex, mo sex, good weed, no stress, run my town, arms, chest, lift weights, bowflex”

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