"The fate of the soil system depends on society's willingness to intervene in the market place, and to forego some of the short-term benefits that accrue from 'mining' the soil so that soil quality and fertility can be maintained over the longer term."

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Source : Eugene Pleasants Odum (1993). “Ecology and our endangered life-support systems”

Eugene Odum

#Fate Quotes #Quality Quotes #Benefits Quotes

“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know”
“Design can change how you look at yourself.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 3, 2015
“One wild card was yet to be played.”
“The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than that which itself can provide. Religion, if it is to take seriously its claim that the world is the creation of god, must be humble enough to learn from science what that world is actually like. The dialogue between them can only be mutually enriching.”

Source : John Polkinghorne (1995). “Serious Talk: Science and Religion in Dialogue”, p.75, A&C Black
“Do you think you could put that boot back on?" he added mildly. "The window can only let in a limited ammount of fresh air and your socks are a tough ripe, to put it mildly." Oh, sorry!" said Horace, tugging the riding boot back on over his sock. Now that Halt mentioned it, he was aware of a rather strong odor in the room.”
“There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more inspiration than craft, and you get great when those intersect. A skilled songwriter can get you to that intersection.”
“It is the first rule in oratory that a man must appear such as he would persuade others to be: and that can be accomplished only by the force of his life.”
“We all grasp on to a single idea of ourselves, the way aging people dye their hair. Itâ€™s no matter that this dye doesnâ€™t fool you. My lady, you donâ€™t dye your hair to decieve other people, or to fool yourself, but rather to cheat your image in your mirror a little.”

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