#land

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. ↗

— Dave Barry

#being #consumed #geographically #ireland #island

We accept it because we have seen the vision. We know that we cannot reap the harvest, but we hope that we may so well prepare the land and so diligently sow the seed that our successors may gather the ripened grain. ↗

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

#because #cannot #diligently #gather #grain

Often extinctions in the ocean occur at the same time as those on land. Then again, the ice age extinctions lost many big animals, but not many sea faring ones. ↗

— Robert T. Bakker

#age #big #faring #ice #ice age

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#background #country #cross #cross country #england

I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one. ↗

— Luis Barragan

#divide #gardening #i #landscape #me

It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas of what we actually see. The greenish gray patches may not be seas at all, nor the ruddy continents, solid land. Neither may the obscuring patches be clouds of vapor. ↗

— Edward E. Barnard

#clouds #continents #entirely #erroneous #formed

My wife comes from a foodie family so I've been indoctrinated into that. I had sweetbreads the other night, and I have to say, not my favorite thing in the world You're eating a gland. ↗

— Armie Hammer

#comes #eating #family #favorite #gland

We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#breaks #country #end #england #hand

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country. ↗

— David Beckham

#england #goals #i #i love #love

In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond. ↗

— Victoria Beckham

#big fish #david #england #fish #i