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Agriculture Quotes - Page 18

At least I sure hope it will - and I see good signs all the time, especially in things like the rise of local agriculture.

At least I sure hope it will - and I see good signs all the time, especially in things like the rise of local agriculture.

Bill McKibben
Agriculture, Locals
Source: www.wolverinefarm.org

Take agriculture, where we haven't done much, or sanitation; saying, "okay, we will be able to make a really huge effort there." It really energized the foundation and half of what we've gotten done in this last decade is because Warren [Buffett] trusted us.

Bill Gates
Agriculture, Effort, Foundation
Source: www.geekwire.com

We got a malaria initiative, really a phenomenal time, even though in the early stages there was some uncertainty. Then of course [Barack] Obama, although he had budget constraints, he believed in these things; a lot of new initiatives, including in agriculture.

Bill Gates
Agriculture, Malaria, Initiative
Source: www.geekwire.com

Agriculture's not insulated from having a percentage of people who might be really good old graziers, but they're no good as business people.

Barry O'Sullivan
Agriculture, People, Might
Source: www.abc.net.au

It's only a slight exaggeration to say we haven't progressed much beyond the invention of agriculture when it comes to our view of the natural world.

Annalee Newitz
Views, Agriculture, World
Source: therumpus.net

I think the biggest impediment to fixing the food system in the United States is that we expect food to be cheap. We want to by other things with our money. We're so disconnected from agriculture - from the culture in agriculture.

Alice Waters
Thinking, Agriculture, United States
Source: www.pbs.org

Television studios bet the farm on reality shows, where they didn't need any actors and movie studios had no plans for any quality movies that required the presence of me.

Alfre Woodard
Movie, Reality, Agriculture

The tendency of a national bank is to increase public and private credit. The former gives power to the state, for the protection of its rights and interests: and the latter facilitates and extends the operations of commerce among individuals. Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.

Alexander Hamilton
Rights, Agriculture, Giving
Alexander Hamilton (1851). “The works of Alexander Hamilton: comprising his correspondence, and his political and official writings, exclusive of the federalist, civil and military”, p.237

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