"Our tools are better than we are, and grow better faster than we do. They suffice to crack the atom, to command the tides, but they do not suffice for the oldest task in human history, to live on a piece of land without spoiling it."

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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.548, Library of America

Aldo Leopold

#Land Quotes #Atoms Quotes #Tasks Quotes

“My dog! the difference between thee and me knows only our Creator.”
“We, as a people, we have a strong need to categorize everything. We put labels on everything and its a totally understandable need because we are animals and we need to understand order and where to fit in.”
“Is there a tumor in your humor?”
“It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.”

Source : B. F. Skinner (1974). “Walden Two”, p.257, Hackett Publishing
“I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd; that's the biggest kick for me!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.”

Source : "A Wry Survivor, Elaine Stritch Returns to Film" by Leslie Bennetts, www.nytimes.com. December 21, 1987.
“I am ready to burn out for God. I am ready to endure any hardship, if by any means I might save some. The longing of my heart is to make known my glorious Redeemer to those who have never heard.”
“So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that investigation is a relatively important investigation and meaningful, the president would have been periodically briefed.”

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