"Even if you could use all the organic material that you have--the animal manures, the human waste, the plant residues--and get them back on the soil, you couldn't feed more than 4 billion people. In addition, if all agriculture were organic, you would have to increase cropland area dramatically, spreading out into marginal areas and cutting down millions of acres of forests."

-- Norman Borlaug

#Cutting Quotes #Animal Quotes #Agriculture Quotes

“When I was in London I found house music and techno, and I love that s - t. It's my go-to music. It's the closest for me to the old funk of James Brown and the repetitive dance music that I like from the soul music. I'd love to do a live album, like a little bit old school but still progressive, influenced maybe by more electronic music. I like everything, but I don't know anything about music. So it comes in to a lot of different ingredients.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“It was hard walking around the pitch... You do that when you win trophies. The fans were throwing flags on and that was hard to take, something which put a lump in your throat.”
“No matter how much silverware you win in your career you always want more.”
“She was always like that: grateful for life itself. Her glass was not only half full, it was gold plated with a permanent refill.”

Source : Sarah Winman (2011). “When God Was a Rabbit: A Novel”, p.63, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“My obsessions stay the same - historical memory and historical erasure. I am particularly interested in the Americas and how a history that is rooted in colonialism, the language and iconography of empire, disenfranchisement, the enslavement of peoples, and the way that people were sectioned off because of blood.”

Source : The Condition report Interview, www.patriciapiccinini.net. 2014.
“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.”

Source : 1942 The Skin of Our Teeth, act 1.
“Kindness is not an act, it's a lifestyle.”
“We would seldom be deceived by flattery, did our own conceit not promote the delusion.”

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