In a kitchen, a grandmother mixes spices, pioneering Mexican flavors for a new country. Some talk about political pioneers who bring new ideas, while others talk about cultural pioneers who reshape food or music. Even when pioneers are forgotten, their early work still influences later generations.
![“Men like Henry George [ the pioneer of land value taxation] are rare, unfortunately. One cannot imagine a more beautiful combination of intellectual keenness, artistic form, and fervent love of justice.” quote by Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/942/albert-einstein-33_artistic_men-like-henry-george-the-pioneer-of-lan_2502762.jpg)
![“The chords in 'Light My Fire' are based on [John] Coltrane's version of this song. He just solos over A minor and B minor, which is exactly what we did. Coltrane had played with Miles on Kind of Blue and took the idea of modal soloing over one or two chords farther out than anybody. He was a real…” quote by Robby Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7c7/robby-krieger-36329_believe_the-chords-in-light-my-fire-are-based-on_2709795.png)
![“Gifford Pinchot points out that in colonial and pioneer days the forest was a foe and an obstacle to the settler. It had to be cleared away... But [now] as a nation we have not yet come to have a proper respect for the forest and to regard it as an indispensable part of our resources-one which is…” quote by Richard E. Blackwelder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/28f/richard-e-blackwelder-67893_benefits_gifford-pinchot-points-out-that-in-colon_2900675.jpg)
