Quote by Norman Borlaug
Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – Norman Borlaug

Other quotes by Norman Borlaug

Mans survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply. – Norman Borlaug

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Food
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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

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respect
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Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry. – Norman Borlaug

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Food
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Other Quotes from
History
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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy

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History

When you say things like, We have to wipe out the Taliban, what does that mean? The Taliban is not a fixed number of people. The Taliban is an ideology that has sprung out of a history that, you know, America created anyway. – Arundhati Roy

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History

Those who dont know history are destined to repeat it. – Edmund Burke

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History

Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. – Stephen Ambrose

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History

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Everybody agrees that whatever the solutions are to the big problems, they… can never be without some element of education. – Nicholas Negroponte

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She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited. – Kate Chopin

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smile

Dont take too much comfort in the fact that youre successful today because tomorrow could bring failure. Theres no surety in life. – Michael Savage

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Failure

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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Discovery