"The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope."

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Source : Wendell Berry (1978). “The unsettling of America: culture & agriculture”, Random House (NY)

Wendell Berry

#Nature Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Garden Quotes

“If you throw the pebble in the pond and the rings start circulating that much wider, you've done things and created things for people that they didn't think they'd ever be able to do. That excites me.”
“If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.”
“I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.”
“Arrogance is an utterly appropriate weapon to use against a hostile world, a world in which arrogance is feared and respected, even if, like mine, it's only feigned.”

Source : Thomas Bernhard (2013). “Extinction: A Novel”, p.219, Vintage
“Which brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it.”
“Those folks who try to impose analog rules on digital content will find themselves on the wrong side of the tidal wave.”
“If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?”
“Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.”

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