Booth Tarkington on apples
Booth Tarkington7 quotes“Some day the laws of glamour must be discovered, because they are so important that the world would be wiser now if Sir Isaac Newton had been hit on the head, not by an apple, but by a young lady.”
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Brambles, in particular, protect and nourish young fruit trees, and on farms bramble clumps (blackberry or one of its related cultivars) can be used to exclude deer and cattle from newly set trees.
Bill MollisonBill Mollison The tarter the apple, the tastier the cider.
Beverly LewisBeverly Lewis The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.
Bill BudgeBill Budge When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.
Bill BudgeBill Budge If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple.
Bernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci The attempt to close the gap between what is known and what IS, is the temptation behind the apple in Genesis.
Barry LopezBarry Lopez Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
BanksyBanksy Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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