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garden boston house
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets and Boston ferns, and scent everything that touches our lives. Diane Ackerman
garden thinking mind
[On gardens:] I think they're sanctuaries for the mind and spirit. ... It's easy to feel wonder-struck in a garden, especially if you cultivate delight. Diane Ackerman
garden perfect definitions
Each generation of rabbis is necessarily less perfect than the rabbis that came before, since each generation is more removed from the perfection of the Garden. Therefore, no rabbi is allowed to overturn any of his forebears' wisdom, since they are all, by definition, smarter than him. Cory Doctorow
gardening television chef
Do we really require so many gardening programmes, makeover programmes or celebrity chefs? David Attenborough
garden order color
We can make a little order where we are, and then the big sweep of history on which we can have no effect doesn't overwhelm us. We do it with colors, with a garden, with the furnishings of a room, or with sounds and words. We make a little form, and we gain composure. Robert Frost
garden should-have years
I have often thought that if heaven had given me choice of my position and calling, it should have been on a rich spot of earth, well watered, and near a good market for the productions of the garden. No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. Such a variety of subjects, some one always coming to perfection, the failure of one thing repaired by the success of another, and instead of one harvest a continued one through the year. Thomas Jefferson
garden design should
Garden design theory explains, or should explain, the 'What, Where, Why and How' of making gardens. Tom Turner
garden rocks water
My pre-occupation is with the relationship between objects, whether I am dealing with woods, fields or water, rocks or trees, shrubs and plants, or groups of plants. Russell Page
garden earth natural
Garden making, like gardening itself, concerns the relationship of the human being to his natural surroundings. Russell Page
leadership men people
There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything. Cesar Chavez
leadership jobs people
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. Charles R. Swindoll
leadership courage physicians
God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities. Desiderius Erasmus
leadership thinking skills
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields. Daniel H. Pink
leadership thinking brain
I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense. Daniel H. Pink
leadership independent self
If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate today. Daniel H. Pink
leadership organization goal
A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves. Daniel H. Pink
leadership jobs zero
We have this myth that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero. Daniel H. Pink
leadership basketball practice
I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation. Bobby Knight
growth numbers rise shows solid
The rise in the numbers shows that growth is on a solid footing. Ryutaro Kono
growth marked microsoft percent quarter revenue tools
This quarter marked the 15th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth for the server and tools business, with Microsoft SQL Server revenue up more than 30 percent over the quarter. Kevin Johnson
growth improvement resources
Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement you are your most precious resource Brian Tracy
growth highlight last list number order percent quarters six strong year
While there were a number of highlights, it was probably the U.S. that topped the highlight list with strong order growth of approximately 20 percent year over year. This is better order growth than we've experienced in the last six quarters in the U.S.. John Chambers
growth frost shelter
Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot up in the summerand wither in the frosts. The Red Cross is a part of us--it has come to stay--and like the sturdy oak, its spreading branches shall yet encompass and shelter the relief of the nation. Clara Barton
growth intrigued stills
I find myself, at this time in my life, no less challenged, no less plagued, no less intrigued by what I still don't know. Sidney Poitier
growth publishing rate return slow
If they're going to get a venture-capital rate of return on what has traditionally been a slow growth business, they will have to revolutionize the educational publishing market. Stuart Rossmiller
growth percent sixteen
Sixteen percent growth is outstanding. There's no other way to put it. Kent Newcomb
growth heard noise positive
I have never heard such optimism, and such positive noise about growth and development in India, Martin Sorrell