#pi

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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The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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Myths are, in fact...neither primitive nor untrue. They are, rather, a kind of poetry that helps us make sense of the world and our place in it. ↗

— Stephen H. Furrer

#religion #spirituality #religion

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

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The 9/11 Commission strongly recommends that the National Intelligence Director be fully in control of the budget, from developing it to implementing it, to ensuring that the National Intelligence Director has the clout to make decisions. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

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Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again. ↗

— Caprice Bourret

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A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#company #few #know #last #lot

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

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Business leaders shape public opinion. ↗

— Marvin Bower

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