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“These sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes-nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect, the 'good' and the 'bad,' to still the song of birds and the leaping of fish in the streams, to coat the leaves with a deadly film, and to linger on in soil-all this though the intended target may be only a few weeds or insects. Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called 'insecticides,' but 'biocides.'”

Source: The house of life: Rachel Carson at work

“Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley.”

Men May Home Sea Rivers Caught Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Alleys Bragging Fisherman Fly Fishing Angling Great Fishing Funny Fishing Catching Fish

Author:Ann Landers

“Bragging is not an attractive trait, but let's be honest. A man who catches a big fish doesn't go home through an alley.”

Men Home Bigs Honest Fishes Being Honest Attractive Traits Alleys Bragging Brag Big Fish

Author:Ann Landers

“A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books.”

Way Wells I Can Book Home Stuff Painting Comfortable Filled Fishes Sculpture Furniture Lamps

Author:Frank Gehry

“It's not the fish you catch, it's the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day.”

Mind Ends Home Fishes The End Of The Day Fishing Peace Of Mind

Book:American Gods

Source: American Gods

“There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home.”

Use Home Five Sea Depends Walking Rivers Fishes Miles Boat Lakes Fishing Unsuccessful

Book:The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays

Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays

“Today she met me at the door, said I would have to choose, if I picked up that fishing rod today, she'd be packing all her things and she'd be gone by noon....well I'm gonna miss her when I get home tonight.”

Ifs Wells Said Home Today Gone Doors Sea Missing Mets Rivers Fishes Boat Lakes Tonight Fishing Noon Packing

Author:Brad Paisley

“Promising to bring home a feed of fish is the absolute kiss of death to any chances of catching anything but a large heap of derision when you get home.”

Home Chance Sea Kissing Rivers Absolutes Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Catching Derision Kiss Of Death

Author:Tony Bishop

“Take my friends and my home - as an outcast I'll roam: Take the money I have in the bank: It is just what I wish, but deprive me of fish, And my life would indeed be blank.”

Home Wish Sea My Friends Rivers Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Blank Outcast

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

“The purpose of a fishing trip is not to catch fish. Bringing home meat is important, but it is more symbolic than necessary, as the new morality of catch-and-release has shown. What is important is what happens between people on fishing trips, especially between uncles and nephews, fathers and sons, old men in general and young boys in particular, it is one of the few times men are together without women.”

People Men Important Home Happens Together Young Purpose Father Boys Sea Particular Son Morality Rivers Fishes Boat Release Meat Lakes Fishing Old Man Uncles Symbolic Father And Son Nephew

Author:Paul G. Quinnett

“The trout that seem to stick in my memory the finest aren't the big ones, and maybe it's because I have't visited all the corners of the globe, but my most unforgettable trout all lived close to home. In fact, when I take out my pouch of trout memories and spill them all on the table, it seems that the smaller ones shine the brightest.”

Facts Home Bigs Seems Memories Sea Rivers Tables Shining Sticks Fishes Corners Boat Lakes Fishing Globes Finest Spills Trout Unforgettable

Author:William G. Tapply

“I often go to lunch meetings with my agent, a gallerist or a casting director, but if not, I stay at home and prepare my own food because I love to cook. Im great at pasta, fish and nice salads.”

Ifs Home My Own Nice Directors Meetings Fishes Agents Cooks Lunch Casting Salad Pasta Stay At Home Casting Directors

Author:Jordi Molla

“Some people are swimmers and they're born to swim. They're like fish in the water. I will definitely say it's someplace that I feel at home.”

People Feels Home Water Born Fishes Swim Swimmer

Author:Christine Swanson