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Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason. ↗

— Hal Borland

#calls #constantly #deals #fact #faith

All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. ↗

— Wes Borland

#characters #funny #i #made #songs

For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#also #around #become #behind #countries

Nevertheless, the number of farmers, small as well as large, who are adopting the new seeds and new technology is increasing very rapidly, and the increase in numbers during the past three years has been phenomenal. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#been #during #farmers #increase #increasing

A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug. ↗

— George Borrow

#i #literature #losing #sir #trade

Everything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy. ↗

— Banana Yoshimoto

#life #life-view #beauty

Afraid no, I wasn't afraid but it was an unusual thing, it was an unusual feeling. It was an unusual atmosphere for me having grown up in this country and, and, and never seeing anything like that. ↗

— Ralph Boston

#anything #atmosphere #country #feeling #grown

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. ↗

— James Boswell

#besides #character #choose #degree #discovered

Barge traffic on the Mississippi River represents the most efficient, most cost-effective, most environmentally sound means of transporting commodity goods from this region of the country to market. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#cost-effective #country #efficient #environmentally #goods

It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#philosophical #wise-words #inspirational