Wes Jackson Quotes
Instead of trying to understand agriculture in its own terms, acknowledge that agriculture ultimately comes out of nature. Right now agriculture is the No. 1 threat to biodiversity on the planet.
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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We've become slaves to words like 'local,' 'fresh,' and 'seasonal.' We all want to be Thomas Jefferson's agrarian hero, but sustainable food is a difficult beast.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.
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Nobody wants to see a half-finished Vine.
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And I think I have a distinct voice.
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My aim is that every sermon series I preach is prepared as though I were teaching a college-level course.
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The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.
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I personally have a background of many days on end of confusion, understimulation, overstimulation, and uncomfortableness with the world around me.
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I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two, and I thought about Chamberlain a lot.
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My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.
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I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.
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It's cool to go places where working people are happy.
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I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.
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I'm on record that it didn't really traumatize me to do away with some people.
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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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I'm not trying to take anything away from film acting, because it's also really hard, and I worship the people who are great at it. But to actually have to go out on stage night after night and do it with your audience right there is so wild and scary and exciting and fun and all the things that I remember loving about it.
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All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.
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錢是乾的，是不能洗；錢是乾淨的，沒有髒，是不需要洗.'
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Instead of trying to understand agriculture in its own terms, acknowledge that agriculture ultimately comes out of nature. Right now agriculture is the No. 1 threat to biodiversity on the planet.
