"The lumbermen...regarded forest devastation as normal and second growth as a delusion of fools....And as for sustained yield, no such idea had ever entered their heads. The few friends the forest had were spoken of, when they were spoken of at all, as impractical theorists, fanatics, or "denudatics," more or less touched in the head. What talk there was about forest protection was no more to the average American that the buzzing of a mosquito, and just about as irritating."

-- Gifford Pinchot

#Yield Quotes #Average Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Irrespective of todays judgment and the price we had to pay in this generation, we were able to close an epoch of divisions, different blocs and borders, opening the way for an era of globalization.”
“God always gave us light in our doubts, when we had no other design but to please Him.”
“Killing one person makes you a murderer. Killing a million people makes you a king. Killing them all makes you God.”

Source : Ted Dekker, Frank E. Peretti (2008). “House (Movie Edition)”, p.91, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I am more vintage than I am high fashion.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Most adults I know start their Internet session at Google, and most kids I know start their Internet session at either Facebook or MySpace.”
“I do not like onions. It's so funny because I am probably one of the least picky eaters ever. Pretty much any type of new food, I'll try it, I'll eat it. But onions, and pork. Pork and onions.”
“Become a good noticer. Pay attention to the feelings, hunches, and intuitions that flood your life each day. If you do, you will see that premonitions are not rare, but a natural part of our lives.”

Source : Larry Dossey (2010). “The Science of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Help Us Avoid Danger, Maximize Opportunities, and Cre ate a Better Life”, p.10, Penguin
“I don't even wanna say female guitar-players, just guitar-players, because music of all things doesn't need to be gendered and stratified, that's so boring.”

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