Norman Borlaug Quotes

During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago.

Norman Borlaug

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ProgressPastInevitableThreeRice

I think laptops should be banned from schools. Until you can prove you can add up on your fingers or think independently in your head, you have learnt nothing.

Joanna Lumley

ThinkYouNothingProveHeadUp

History rewards those who can change their minds when the stakes are high.

Andy Dunn

ChangeHistoryMindsHighRewards

When I was moving to New York in 1994, I saw an ad in the paper that said, 'Do You Measure Up To Be A Muppet?' I answered the ad and soon after met John Henson, who brought me in to understudy him for a real version of the computer generated Coca-Cola Polar Bear.

Matt Vogel

New YorkMeMovingYouMeasureNew

Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job.

Andy Serkis

JobNowadaysStableThing

Earnings don't move the overall market; it's the Federal Reserve Board... focus on the central banks, and focus on the movement of liquidity... most people in the market are looking for earnings and conventional measures. It's liquidity that moves markets.

Stanley Druckenmiller

FocusPeopleLookingMovementMarket

I don't do albums for album sales. I just do it as a conversation piece and a business card.

Statik Selektah

BusinessConversationSalesJust

September 11 reinforced for me that whatever I'm writing about, it better be something that really matters to me because we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. And for me it's stories about people in pain in New York.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

PainNew YorkTomorrowPeopleMe

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Sol LeWitt

ThinkTeachCriticsRepeatArtists

When I was a kid, I loved Nintendo.

Shinsuke Nakamura

LovedKidNintendo

I've listened to 'Frank' so many times. She was so honest and herself. I think one of the hardest things for an artist to do is tell the truth, but that's what Amy Winehouse did, and it's what I want to do - if you want to write songs that connect with people, I think they really need to believe what you're talking about.

Jorja Smith

TruthPeopleBelieveThinkTalking

Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.

Chico Hamilton

MusicBeautifulAngrySeeOutBeing

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

Brendan Behan

MyselfWordsSayMindsJust

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