"I think the work in front of us is the first work task given our forbearers, which is to care for the garden. Now because it's the first thing commanded, maybe it's the first thing forgotten. But it is the first admonition and it is absolutely unequivocal. It is part of right livelihood."

-- Wes Jackson

#Thinking Quotes #Garden Quotes #Environmental Quotes

“How can it be "mutually beneficial" to sell at world market prices the raw materials that cost the underdeveloped countries immeasurable sweat and suffering.”
“You should never fall in love with your own press clippings, because it is very much the nature of the beast that the same journalists who build you up between Monday and Friday tear you down for weekend fun...My family's habit of living in the past seems to me pathological, even dangerous. If all greatness lies in the past, what is the point of the future?”

Source : "The Emperor of Ocean Park". Book by Stephen L. Carter, 2002.
“I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.”
“He would work through the night and sleep until lunch. There wasn't really much else to do. Make something, and die.”
“I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.”
“Those whom God calls to such a ministry - and a call is essential - must be prepared for a pathway of unpopularity and misunderstanding. "You troubler of Israel" was the way Ahab addressed Elijah.”
“I'm very open-minded.”
“I think dating is all about role playing, and figuring out what you want and don't want. You figure out more about yourself by meeting people. You're like, "I'm not right for that person, but why am I not?" I think dating is a really interesting journey.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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