Quotes about land
land airports states
A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it. Neil Abercrombie
land stuff discrimination
So as soon as the land was worth something and there was money in the bank, all of a sudden everybody got interested in non-discrimination, in who's really going to administer this stuff.
land ideas common
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.
land purpose assets
When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.
land nervous film
You're always nervous about how a film lands with an audience. Naomi Watts
land people world
The world is too little aware of the waste of life, limb and land which anti-personnel landmines are causing among some of the poorest people on earth. Princess Diana
land sea clear
When you are at sea, keep clear of the land. Publilius Syrus
land rose wealth
But times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose. Oliver Goldsmith
land limits splendid
How wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
land spirit wealth
As Charles Darwin said,'The economy shown by Nature in her resources is striking,'' says the Spirit. 'All wealth comes from Nature. Without it, there wouldn't be any economics. The primary wealth is food, not money. Therefore anything that concerns the handling of the land also concerns me. Margaret Atwood
landscape knows
No one knows what cuases an outer landscape to become an inner one.
land clouds cuckoos
It seems like cloud cuckoo land. If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the Pound Sterling - no! We have made it quite clear that we will not have a single currency imposed upon us. Margaret Thatcher
land scripts lap
It's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go. Leonardo DiCaprio
land class hysteria
In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East. Paul Robeson
land greed want
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine. Laurence J. Peter
land life-is unusual
Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 103 chapter 13 L. Frank Baum
land people decision
The Palestinian people do not beg the world for a state, and the state can't be created through decisions and initiatives. States liberate their land first and then the political body can be established. Ismail Haniyeh
land people israeli-occupation
The underlying problem remains the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and the continuing Israeli assaults against our people.
land connections facts
In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around. Ike Skelton
land two giving
I live in the land of delight - of just walking in the street, and the sun is shining, and I'm on my way to Starbucks and I'm feeling good. I also live for those aha! moments when you understand something new, when you see two things fitting together to make a surprising third. There's actually a chemical that's produced in the brain by learning that gives you that little ecstatic moment of, Oh, that's why. Gloria Steinem
land presidential mind
Canada is a broad land - broad in mind, broad in spirit, and broad in physical expanse. Harry S Truman
land waiting peaceful
Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together. Muqtada al Sadr
land what-if flags
What if the invasion forces will not leave our lands? What if the U.S. forces and others stay in our beloved lands? What if their companies and embassy headquarters will continue to exist with the American flags hoisted on them? Will you be silent? Will you overlook this?
land skills people
Trade has played a vital role in the social evolution of humankind. It allowed people to specialise, which raises both skill levels and efficiency. It brought people from different lands together, co-operating rather than competing over resources. Julian Baggini
land breakfast embarrassment
The land of embarrassment and breakfast. Julian Barnes
land conservative behinds
If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land? Ken Kesey
land riches financial
The road to riches is never straight and narrow. It can be riddled with financial land mines. Kevin O'Leary
land seriousness
You are nearing the land that is life; you will recognize it by its seriousness. Rainer Maria Rilke
landscape narrative coming-back
Pierrot le Fou is something I keep coming back to. Its so surreal but still really engaging - it proves narratives within narratives are a landscape that can be pursued well. Shane Carruth
land historical battle
I'm actually the chairman of the historical foundation [in Franklin] called the Heritage Foundation in Franklin. We've got a pretty good group of folks, very influential folks, who are really striving to protect those lands and so far we're not having a lot of problems. We're growing too fast. Everybody wants to put up some sort of neighborhood but that's our biggest battle. Nobody's really trying to go on any of the historical land. Michael W. Smith
land soybeans corn
Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food. Michael Pollan
land development way
I have had the good fortune to see how my articles have directly benefited some farmers and helped build markets for their products in a way that preserves land from development. That makes me a hopeless optimist.
land people social
Food consists not just in piles of chemicals; it also comprises a set of social and ecological relationships, reaching back to the land and outward to other people.