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280 Rural quotes by 240 unique authors

We know, at least, that this decision (ending factory farming) will help prevent deforestation, curb global warming, reduce pollution, save oil reserves, lessen the burden… — Jonathan Safran Foer
For those who've never experienced a sunrise in the rural midwest, it's roughly as soft and romantic as someone's abruptly hitting the lights in a… — David Foster Wallace
Maybe,” he said in a slow, rural drawl, “you could explain to me why I found you in the middle of an orgy.” “Well,” I… — Jim Butcher
HISTORICAL SLUMMING: the act of visiting locations such as diners, smokestack industrial sites, rural villageslocations where time appears to have been frozen many years backso… — Douglas Coupland
Having visited Oxfam-funded school programs in rural communities has made me realise how vital education is to developing countries in bringing people out of poverty… — Scarlett Johansson
My parents lived in a poor rural community on the Eastern Shore, and schools were still segregated. And I remember when lawyers came into our… — Bryan Stevenson
I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life. — Erik Hersman
Tiredness sets a natural limit to what a human being is prepared to walk daily, and this limit has taught man all through history the… — Leon Krier
I loved living in Hollywood - and the weather there was just fantastic - but there is something about rural England, and especially Suffolk and… — Amanda Donohoe
Companies like Husk Power Systems are working to impact positively not only the environment, but to ensure that someday everyone, including the poorest of the… — Jacqueline Novogratz
In India, we now see many highly qualified professionals ready to work in the rural hinterland and in their own towns and cities to tackle… — Jacqueline Novogratz
In Pakistan, the right to go to school is not a given. In the more rural areas, a girl is born, married off as early… — Janine di Giovanni
Had a dog. I had many. I grew up in rural Washington before I moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and my first dog… — Justin Kirk
I was actually born in deep rural Jamaica and came to Kingston as a high school girl. — Portia Simpson-Miller
Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too. — Saina Nehwal
A border collie named Orson inspired me to buy a 110-acre farm with four barns and a sheep. That led to a series of books… — Jon Katz
Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep… — Paul Theroux
Clean water and access to food are some of the simplest things that we can take for granted each and every day. In places like… — Marcus Samuelsson
Pizza made me who I am. In the summer of 1998, I dropped out of college and started a pizza restaurant called Growlies in my… — Ryan Holmes
I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor and the black and the rural people of the South. — Jesmyn Ward
One challenge is trying to extend access to more poorly served communities in rural areas and in the inner city. Sometimes you have kids who… — Scott Stossel
We recognize that the majority of people who are food-insecure or hungry in the world live in rural areas. And most of them are small… — Ertharin Cousin
Folks have a common misconception that Mississippi is strictly a rural, outdoors state. While we are famous for our hunting, sport fishing and year-round golf,… — Gregg Harper
I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store. — Ann Kirkpatrick
I need to be working with the art world in N.Y.C. as much as I need to be working in my studios in Chicago and… — Michelle Grabner

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