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System Quotes by Michael Pollan
- Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so…
- Imagine if we had a food system that actually produced wholesome food. Imagine if it produced that food in a way that restored the land.…
- At either end of any food chain you find a biological system-a patch of soil, a human body-and the health of one is connected-literally-to the…
- The ninety-nine cent price of a fast-food hamburger simply doesn't take account of that meal's true cost--to soil, oil, public health, the public purse, etc.,…
- But that's the challenge -- to change the system more than it changes you.
- The soybean itself is a notably inauspicious staple food; it contains a whole assortment of "antinutrients" - compounds that actually block the body's absorption of…
More System Quotes
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- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope… — Charles Babbage
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- Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character… — Joe Baca
- Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge. — Michele Bachmann
- A normal way that the American free market system has worked is that we have a process of unwinding. It's called bankruptcy.… — Michele Bachmann
- One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have… — Ella Baker