For truth is precious and divine too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
Samuel Butler
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers adapted to local circumstances and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.
Bill Gates
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth beauty liberty and equality are of infinite value but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.
Simone Weil
To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole my entire my sincere motive in scribbling at all.
Lord Byron
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
Albert Camus
Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.
Francis Bacon
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road.
Stephen Hawking
Interestingly according to modern astronomers space is finite. This is a very comforting thought -- particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things.
Woody Allen
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Ronald Reagan
I think with the Romans that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
Thomas Jefferson
