"In this era of tightening world food supplies, the ability to grow food is fast becoming a new form of geopolitical leverage. Food is the new oil. Land is the new gold."

-- Lester R. Brown

#Land Quotes #Oil Quotes #Gold Quotes

“Let those who believe, believe. Let those who doubt, doubt.”

Source : Lisa See (2011). “Peony in Love”, p.258, A&C Black
“For obviously the advantage for most writers is that no one sees them. The writer is invisible, which confers power.”
“Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family.”
“The whole object of education is...to develop the mind. The mind should be a thing that works.”
“We shall not adjust our Bible to the age; but before we have done with it, by Godâ€™s grace, we shall adjust the age to the Bible.”
“Your body does not eliminate poisons by knowing their names. To try to control fear or depression or boredom by calling them names is to resort to superstition of trust in curses and invocations. It is so easy to see why this does not work. Obviously, we try to know, name, and define fear in order to make it â€œobjective,â€ that is, separate from â€œI.”
“I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.”
“Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.”

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