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Quote by Karen E. Quinones Miller

“When someone tells me "no," it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.”

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Karen E. Quinones Miller is a seasoned journalist renowned for her outstanding contributions to the field of journalism. Born on June 20, 1958, she has held several key positions in major media organizations throughout her career, known for her in-depth investigations and fair reporting. more

“An intelligent and industrious crofter was proud to show our commissioner a cart of his own particular invention, and which, though furnished with what is proverbially regarded as a superfluity in the shape of of a 'third wheel', seemed exceedingly well adapted to its purpose. It was in use at the time for the purpose of driving home turnips from the field, the team consisting of the owner's two cows; and a more tractable or docile team it would have been difficult to imagine, indeed the assurance was given by a neighbour that not only did they obey their owner readily and efficiently in the draught, but that one of them, in particular, would come from the most distant part of the holding whenever he chose to call and wave his hat as a signal that her presence was wanted for business!”

Cattle Aberdeenshire Crofting

Book:Rural life in Victorian Aberdeenshire

Source: Rural life in Victorian Aberdeenshire

“Talk about attitude. Where they were most trouble, though, was in the close confines of the cattle yards. When you stepped into the pen with a code 4, in pretty short order they would have you climbing the fence. ‘Dancing the top rail’, as it became known, was a common occurrence in the early days and for many years to follow.”

Cattle

Book:Muster Dogs

Source: Muster Dogs

“Jeanie Deans, to our thinking, is the cream and perfection of Scott's work. She is tenfold more, because in all ordinary circumstances she would be much less interesting to us than a score of beautiful Rowenas, than even Flora or Rebecca. She is a piece of actual fact, real as the gentle landscape in which she is first enclosed, true to her kine that browse upon the slope - and yet she is the highest ideal that Scott has ever attained. A creature absolutely pure, absolutely truthful, yet of a tenderness, a forbearance, and long-suffering beyond the power of man, willing to die rather than lie.”

Purity Truthfulness Cattle Forbearance Walter Scott Heart Of Midlothian Jeanie Deans

Author:Mrs. Oliphant

“From an environmental point of view I have always believed that some of our native hardy breeds of cattle, such as Highlanders and Galloways, could be used in many nature conservation areas to replicate the activities of the ancient ox. This would be especially true if they were bred back to be capable of surviving all year round on natural vegetation, and were not to receive supplementary feeding or medicines.”