"Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry."

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Source : Norman Ernest Borlaug (1971). “Mankind and Civilization at Another Crossroad”

Norman Borlaug

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“Every book should begin with attractive endpapers. Preferably in a dark colour: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theatre. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins.”
“In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Everything makes me vulnerable, you just have to use it as an actor. It's a constant balance.”
“I buy tons of magazines. They're a big part of how I research characters. And I keep them around and go back to them years later. I just have stacks.”
“To understand why, submit and apply.”
“Ever drive by one of those things on the highway which tells you how fast you're going? I don't even pay attention to them anymore because I found a similar gadget in my dashboard... Some people slow down at those things... I don't slow down. I speed up and set the high score.”
“People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.”
“A perfect date is probably something somewhere where you can kind of communicate and talk to the person. I don't like movies as first date. I don't think that's a good idea because you don't really get to talk to the person. I think taking a walk or just having one on one time with that person is the best.”

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