"Mycologists are few and far between. We are under-funded, poorly represented in the context of other sciences - ironic, as the very foundation of our ecosystems are directly dependent upon fungi, which ultimately create the foundation of soils."

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Source : "TEDMED: Can Mushrooms Help the Immune System Fight Cancer? Interview With Paul Stamets, Mycologist". Interview with Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 2, 2011.

Paul Stamets

#Ecosystems Quotes #Ironic Quotes #Soil Quotes

“The gods are just. No doubt. But their code of law is dictated, in the last resort, by the people who organize society; Providence takes its cue from men.”
“The more our hearts and minds are turned to assisting others less fortunate than we, the more we will avoid the spiritually cankering effects that result from greed, selfishness and overindulgence.”
“At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.”

Source : Louis Sachar (2011). “Holes”, p.58, Yearling
“There is no Thanksgiving back in the old country where I come from. You know why? Because being thankful is a sin.”
“To accept an unorthodoxy is always to inherit unresolved contradictions”
“I quit painting very early. I just jumped ship. In a way, the window is the tragic possibility - you can jump out into your future. That kind of action is more like a direction. It's that same thinking that brought me to New York.”
“When I want to talk to someone from Golden Boy, I make sure Richard calls me. Bosses talk to bosses.”
“Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of equal technical strength.”

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