#mines

No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

#animal #beings #determines #garment #human

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true. ↗

— Dean Inge

#be true #certain #certain things #choice #confident

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#help #read #will #you

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#how #long #lose #think #until

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#drives #fate #heart #our #us

The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#concept #consequences #evident #examines #information

When one guy undermines the other, it only causes trouble, and the team isn't successful. It's very important for both of us to accept our role and help the team. One guy can get hot, and if that's Alex, I'll support him and help any way I can. ↗

— Ed Belfour

#alex #any #both #causes #get

Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief. ↗

— Dan Brown

#christian #heart #jesus #married #one thing

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other factors, that determines whether people will hear these songs or not. ↗

— Judy Collins

#attention #determines #factors #hear #just

We're quickly moving to the point where we will have no military bases in the Northeast, and this undermines support for the military. We are a nation of citizen soldiers. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#citizen #military #military bases #moving #nation