“We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.” ~ Liam Callanan Quoted in Chapter 16 (The Stoic Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Woody Allen Quote
“I bought her this handkerchief, and I didn’t even know her size.” ~ Woody Allen Quoted in Chapter 14 (Hand Me a Handkerchief) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Quote about Subsidies
“Subsidies are like mother’s milk to a baby: wonderful to start and worrisome to stop.” ~ R.C. Frazier Quoted in Chapter 9 (The Ultimate Farm Subsidy Program) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Quote about Growth
“When you know more, you grow more.” ~ R.C. Frazier Quoted in Chapter 2 (Faith, Facts, and Fiction) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Daniel Webster Quote
“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” ~ Daniel Webster Quoted in Chapter 12 (Bye Bye Subsidy) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Leon C. Megginson Quote
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” ~ Leon C. Megginson Quoted in Chapter 20 (Hay Balers and Higher Education) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Confucius Quote
“If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.” ~ Confucius Quoted in Chapter 3 (Life on the Other Side) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Jace Robertson Quote
“Where I come from, your truck is a reflection of who you are.” ~ Jace Robertson Quoted in Chapter 3 (Life on the Other Side) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Quote about Hope
“Give farmers the tiniest bit of hope, and amazing things are possible.” ~ R.C. Frazier Quoted in Chapter 19 (The Drought of 1980) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
George Bernard Shaw Quote
“I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Quoted in Chapter 17 (The Skeptical Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.











