#ted

Other people might want a Ferrari, but I wanted a butterfly house. I built it together with a blacksmith. We designed it together. ↗

— Andre Rieu

#butterfly #designed #ferrari #house #i

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to use more herbicides, not less. The same holds true with BT. ↗

— Jeremy Rifkin

#few #herbicides #holds #i #know

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. ↗

— Jeremy Rifkin

#back #bacteria #case #crops #first

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course. ↗

— Jeremy Rifkin

#be the first #benefits #coming #course #discussed

In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active. ↗

— Bridget Riley

#between #earlier #i #paintings #picture

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds. ↗

— Jeremy Rifkin

#charging #conspiracy #control #courts #creating

What I really remember is that people camped out everywhere, and the fact everybody expected it might turn into a big nightmare with all sorts of hassles because back in those days everybody was smoking pot and taking acid. ↗

— Johnny Rivers

#back #because #big #camped #days

When I came back to California in the early '60s I was hanging out with Jimmy Bowen, Phil Spector, and I wanted to be a record producer and work with other artists. ↗

— Johnny Rivers

#back #california #came #early #hanging

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker. ↗

— Tim Robbins

#deserves #filmmaker #gets #gifted #i

I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves. ↗

— Jay Roach

#addiction #am #control #dysfunctional #feeling