#co

The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country. ↗

— David F. Houston

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The value of the beans for oil production, as well as for human food, has become recognized so quickly and so generally during the past year that the crop has acquired a commercial standing far in excess of its previous status. ↗

— David F. Houston

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What this loss means will be appreciated from the statement that one bushel of wheat contains sufficient energy to support the average working man for 15 days. ↗

— David F. Houston

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Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages. ↗

— Sam Houston

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At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ↗

— Jean Houston

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Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman. ↗

— Sam Houston

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When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life. ↗

— Whitney Houston

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I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind of religion that posits a Creator. To my way of thinking, an omnipotent being who sets up a universe in which thinking beings proliferate, grow old, and die (usually in agony, alone, and in fear) is a cosmic sadist. ↗

— Charles Stross

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I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me. ↗

— Whitney Houston

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I have a mother that's very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me. ↗

— Whitney Houston

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