"Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive."

-- David Holmgren

#Agriculture Quotes #Design Quotes #Energy Quotes

“By far the most common craving of pregnant women is not to be pregnant.”
“[Jews are] murderers of the Lord, assassins of the prophets, rebels against God, God haters,... advocates of the devil, race of vipers, slanderers, calumniators, dark-minded people, leaven of the Pharisees, sanhedrin of demons, sinners, wicked men, stoners, and haters of righteousness.”
“I never had a role that I set out for. I always wanted to have a body of work that I'm proud of. Save for two projects, which will never pass my lips, I'm happy with what I've done.”
“What a vast Traffick is drove, what a variety of Labour is performed in the World to the Maintenance of Thousands of Families that altogether depend on two silly if not odious Customs; the taking of Snuff and smoking of Tobacco; both which it is certain do infinitely more hurt than good to those that are addicted to them!”

Source : Bernard de Mandeville (1723). “The Fable of the Bees”, p.194, Jazzybee Verlag
“I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.”
“I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.”
“Art is so subjective--it means something different to every person. The important thing for it to do is to touch on the senses and emotions.”
“To be modern is to tear the soul out of every thing”

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