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“Being twenty-something is all about taking it in: eating it, drinking it, and spitting out the seeds later. It's about being fearless, and stupid, and dangerous, and unfocused, and abandoned. It's about being in it, not on top of it”

Inspirational Dangerous Stupid Eating Twenties Drinking Seeds Fearless Abandoned Twenty Somethings

Author:Jodie Foster

“Starving research and development is like eating the seed corn.”

Creativity Development Eating Research Seeds Starving Corn Research And Development

Author:Mitt Romney

“Keynes did not teach us how to perform the miracle of turning a stone into bread, but the not at all miraculous procedure of eating the seed corn.”

Teach Eating Stones Miracle Seeds Bread Miraculous Corn Procedures Keynes

Book:Planning for freedom, and twelve other essays and addresses

Source: Planning for freedom, and twelve other essays and addresses

“For me, closing libraries is the equivalent of eating your seed corn to save a little money.”

Littles Eating Library Seeds Corn Closing Little Money

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Private enterprise is not as spectacular nor as easy to see as the socialist way of temporarily diffusing poverty by eating up the seed corn - the tools - which will increase poverty in the long run.”

Way Long Running Easy Poverty Eating Tools Increase Seeds Enterprise Long Runs Socialist Corn Spectacular Private Enterprise

Author:Raymond C. Hoiles

“Notwithstanding all the passionate fulminations of the spokesmen of governments, the inevitable consequences of inflationism and expansionism...are coming to pass. And then, very late indeed, even simple people will discover that Keynes did not teach us how to perform the 'miracle...of turning a stone into bread,' but the not at all miraculous procedure of eating the seed corn.”

People Government Simple Teach Late Eating Consequence Stones Miracle Passionate Seeds Bread Inevitable Miraculous Corn Procedures Keynes

Author:Ludwig von Mises

“Eating vegetables, fruits and grains rarely causes total destruction of the plant or tree on which the food grew; after harvesting, seeds remain to be replanted the next season. But this certainly does not happen when an animal is slaughtered - death is final; that animal will not reproduce again!”

Doe Happens Next Causes Animal Tree Grew Eating Destruction Seasons Plant Fruit Finals Seeds Vegetables Grain

Author:Sharon Gannon

“Because we lack sharp claws, aren't very fast on our feet, and aren't exactly endowed with lightning reflexes, it would be very difficult if not impossible for us to run down an animal, catch it with our bare hands, and tear through its fur and skin in order to eat it. Biologically, we are designed to be frugivorous herbivores eating mainly fruits, seeds, roots, and leaves.”

Ifs Hands Would Be Running Order Difficult Animal Impossible Feet Tears Eating Roots Skins Fruit Seeds Lightning Fur Claws Reflexes

Author:Sharon Gannon

“And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart, And your fragrance shall be my breath, And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.”

Heart Body Together Tomorrow My Heart Gratitude Eating Seasons Breaths Seeds Teeth Recovery Apples Crush Rejoice Fragrance Bud

Book:The Prophet - Der Prophet

Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet

“Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?”

May Children Littles Enough Next Cutting Eating Our Children Fundamentals Plant Curiosity Winter Seeds Driven Corn Cutting Off

Book:The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Source: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark