Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of… — Paul Harvey Copy Share Image
Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
There’s nothing under the ground that’s worth more than the little layer of topsoil sitting on top of it. — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
My guess is that he remembers some of me, some of us together, and the rest rolled off him like topsoil in… — Elizabeth Kostova Copy Share Image
When the Europeans first arrived in North America, the average depth of the topsoil was 53.34 cm (1¾ ft) and it was… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
What geography can give all Middle Westerners, along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
It's perilous and foolhardy for the average citizen to remain ignorant about global warming, say, or ozone depletion, air pollution, toxic and… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Moss is inconceivably strong. Moss eats stone; scarcely anything, in return, eats moss. Moss dines upon boulders, slowly but devastatingly, in a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“the overburden like that they’ve turned the geology upside down. Topsoil is on the bottom and rock that was on the bottom… — David Baldacci Copy Share Image
“Your topsoil's a disaster area — it's starved for nitrogen, it's been fertilized for years by the criminally insane, and whatever thief… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
We are already engaged in World War III. It is a war against nature, and it is simply no contest. As a… — Norman Myers Copy Share Image
Indeed, as we begin the twenty-first century, the money and traditional economies are slowly destroying their own support system. Increasing demands of… — Stuart L. Hart Copy Share Image
Power. What do we mean? 'The ability to determine another man's luck.' ...how is it that some men attain mastery over others… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“The most exemplary nature is that of the topsoil. It is very Christ-like in its passivity and beneficence, and in the penetrating… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“Scientists estimate that it took a thousand years for an inch of topsoil to accumulate on the arid high plains. It was… — Caroline Fraser Copy Share Image
Americans, more than most people, believe that history is the result of individual decisions to implement conscious intentions. For Americans, more than… — George Will Copy Share Image
God must be a smell, one of those delicious dreamy aromas that float into the soul on the warm hopeful days of… — Martin Prechtel Copy Share Image
However, in my fiction, I want to give an even further warning of where we're heading. And so, in "Heartland," you have… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony;… — Alice Oswald Copy Share Image
“It turns out that accelerated topsoil formation is doable, with the tools required as modest as livestock, hole digging, organic amendments, and… — Judith D. Schwartz Copy Share Image
The winter period between September and March in this country, when land sits fallow and is subject to topsoil loss, we could… — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
