Soil Quotes
837 Soil quotes by 607 unique authors
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Here is a tree rooted in African soil, nourished with waters from the rivers of Afrika. Come and sit under its shade and become, with…
— Robert Sobukwe
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Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection.
— John Powell
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Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate in…
— Richard Allen
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It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives us character and prestige. Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and human understanding, planted in fertile soil,…
— George Matthew Adams
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The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This is the Genesis…
— Eugene H. Peterson
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I too have a certain idea of America. Moreover, I would not feel entitled to say that of any other country, except my own. This…
— Margaret Thatcher
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We say we are earthlings, not waterlings. Our blood is closer to seawater than our bones to soil, but thats no matter. The sea is…
— Tom Robbins
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As bronze may be much beautified by lying in the dark damp soil, so men who fade in dust of warfare fade fairer, and sorrow…
— Wilfred Owen
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I have watched the river and the sea for a lifetime. I have seen rivers rob soil from the roots of trees until the giants…
— Keri Hulme
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All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the environment is finally…
— Gaylord Nelson
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Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of spontaneous generation They always presuppose a soil seeded with preliminary knowledge and well prepared by labour,…
— Henri Poincare
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We're talking about a militant terrorist situation, which I believe it isn't a widespread thing, but it is enough that we need to address, and…
— Sharron Angle
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No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth.
— Ha Jin
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If the soil were as good as the harbors, it would be a blessing.
— Jacques Cartier
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The fate of the soil system depends on society's willingness to intervene in the market place, and to forego some of the short-term benefits that…
— Eugene Odum
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The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil.
— William Dampier
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Everyone—all of us, every last person on God’s earth—deserves decent shelter. It speaks to the most basic of human needs—our home—the soil from which all…
— Millard Fuller
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Something I owe to the soil that grew-More to the life that fed-But most to Allah who gave me two Separate sides of my head.…
— Rudyard Kipling
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To set foot on the soil of the asteroids, to lift by hand a rock from the Moon, to observe Mars from a distance of…
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Progress in manufacturing is measured by the production of high quality goods. The unit of progress for Lean Startups is validated learning-a rigorous method for…
— Eric Ries
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