Thomas Jefferson
Politician, Founding Father
"The small landholders are the most precious part of a state."
Farmers quotes
Farmers
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Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"Detente - isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey - until Thanksgiving?"
Willie Nelson
Musician, Actor
"As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them."
George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?"
Willie Nelson
Musician, Actor
"I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money."
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"It is too narrow an understanding of production which confines it merely to the making of things. Production includes not merely the making of things, but the bringing of them to the consumer. The merchant or storekeeper is thus as truly a producer as is the manufacturer, or farmer, and his stock or capital is as much devoted to production as is theirs."
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"I know there's a farmer out there somewhere who never wants a PC and that's fine with me."
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"There are no weeds, and no worthless men. There are only bad farmers."
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"What makes the farmers market such a special place is that you are actually creating community around food."
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"I live in a rural part of Virginia surrounded by farms and farmers."
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"I've died so many times in so many movies. What is it about my face that people want to kill it? I'm sure they would've killed Kitty Farmer if they could've!"
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"Tilth is something every farmer can recognize but no scientist can measure."
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"ours are the only farmers who can read Homer"
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