“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.” ~ Mark Twain Quoted in Chapter 17 (The Skeptical Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Ruth Stout Quote
“Farmers are philosophical. They have learned it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts.” ~ Ruth Stout Quoted in Chapter 16 (The Stoic Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
B.B. King Quote
“Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.” ~ B.B. King Quoted in Chapter 15 (Singing the Blues) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Aristotle Quote
“It is the mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ~ Aristotle Quoted in Chapter 8 (The Oldest, Most Widely Circulated Account) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Quote about No-Nos
“It’s one thing to NOT know you’re doing a no-no, and an entirely different thing to KNOW you’re doing a no-no.” ~ R.C. Frazier Quoted in Chapter 11 (Unintended Consequences) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Walter Cronkite Quote
“In seeking truth, you have to get both sides of a story.” ~ Walter Cronkite Quoted in Chapter 3 (Life on the Other Side) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Yogi Berra Quote
“He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.” ~ Yogi Berra Quoted in Chapter 4 (Life on the Other Side) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Geoffrey Chaucer Quote
“Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.” ~ Geoffrey Chaucer Quoted in Chapter 10 (Trouble in Paradise) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
John Dingell Quote
“My old daddy used to say, ‘Kill the closest snake first.’” ~ John Dingell Quoted in Chapter 13 (Hello, Sneaky Snake) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.
Quote about Ancestors
“All of our ancestors have pin-balled their way through a game called history.” ~ R.C. Frazier Quoted in Chapter 16 (The Stoic Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.











