“We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit.” PeopleGivingHumansCountryWisdomSpiritPresidentResponsibilityLandPrayingStartingAffairManageOfficialsEgyptian Author:Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
“My lord, lawyers are a dangerous species of animals till ha'e any dependence upon--they are always starting punctilios and deeficulties among friends. Why, my dear lord, it is their interest that aw mankind should be at variance; for disagreement is the vary manure wi' which they enrich and fatten the land of leetigation; and as they find that constantly produces the best crop, depend upon it they will always be sure till lay it on ass thick ass they can.” ShouldInterestAnimalLordLandMankindDangerousProduceDependsLaysSpeciesStartingDearLawyerAssThickDependenceCropsVaryDisagreementManureVarianceDear Lord Author:Charles Macklin
“We've been following many forms of democratized ownership, starting with co-ops, land banks at the neighborhood level, municipal ownership and state ownership of banks - there's a whole series of these that attempt to fill the small-scale infrastructure that can build up to a larger theoretical vision.” StatesWholeFormLevelsVisionLandSeriesStartingFollowingScalesNeighborhoodOwnershipInfrastructureTheoretical Author:Gar Alperovitz
“[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted their horses and lined up like trotters waiting for a starting gun. The itchy ones jumped the gun and were ever after known as Sooners-and Oklahoma was thereafter called the Sooner State.” StatesBigsLastsWaitingKnownLandGunHorseStartingIndianSettlementEver AfterOklahomaSpeculatorsItchy Author:Alistair Cooke
“Sundance started with two acres back in 1963 that I bought from a sheepherder for $500. What has happened, I could see development starting to descend on the state of Utah. I thought I had better acquire more land to protect it. I thought that would probably be my legacy, to protect land.” TwoStatesHappenedLandDevelopmentProtectStartingLegacyAcquireAcresUtahSundance Author:Robert Redford
“There are compelling reasons to implement a true America First immigration plan, starting with border security. We are a land of immigrants. Immigration, with assimilation, has generally been good for America.” FirstsReasonAmericaPlansLandSecurityStartingImmigrationBordersImmigrantsCompellingAssimilationBorder SecurityCompelling Reason Author:Niger Innis
“Over 80% of the poor are people who have small plots of land and grow their own food and they don't grow enough to sell much into the marketplace. So they will be hit hard by the worst in climate. They really get hit hard starting in the 20-year time frame and thereafter.” PeopleYearsHardEnoughGrowsPoorLandWorstSellsClimateStartingPlotMarketplace Author:Bill Gates
“If you don't know what career you'd change to, I've come to believe in starting with your values. What do you care most about: producing a new product, a cause, health, something unpopular but important, whatever. Next, get expertise in that, perhaps not at State U let alone private U but at You U: self-study, articles,, webinars, volunteering, etc. Then use your network rather than answering ads to land a launchpad job in that career.” IfsKnowsBelieveImportantSelfStatesUseCareJobsValuesNextCausesCareersStudyLandProductsStartingEtcArticlesAdsVolunteerExpertiseNew ProductsDo You Care Author:Marty Nemko