“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.
Mark Twain Quote
“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.











