A Quote by E. O. Wilson

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

E. O. Wilson

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Environmental Burning Cook Destroying Economic Gain Like Meal Painting Rainforest Renaissance

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E. O. Wilson
American - Scientist
Born: June 10, 1929

Destroying green belt agricultural land for immediate economic gain is like burning your children's inheritance to cook a single meal

Phil Harding

Destroying a tropical rainforest for profit is like burning all the paintings of the Louvre to cook dinner.

E. O. Wilson

I feel like it's almost a Renaissance thing, a painting, a modern version of a painting. I think it's important for Kim [Kardashian] to have her figure. To not show it would be like Adele not singing.

Kanye West

My mom's always been a good cook, so I took a lot of stuff from her, but most of the stuff I took from Emeril or Bobby Flay right off the TV and make it. I just loved to cook, so it just became a thing. It's a release. Even if I'm alone, I'll cook a full meal, maybe even a two-course meal, just because I love to cook. It's my secret love!

Christian Kane

A man that can cook you a proper meal that is like a weekday meal - which I think cannot be better than in the form of a roast chicken - that's the greatest.

Elizabeth Gilbert

We are destroying the world's greatest pharmacy. It is very important that we protect the rainforest in everything that we do.

Chris Kilham

Doing a good play on the stage is like eating a good meal at home - assuming your wife is a great cook or that she's hired a great cook.

Walter Matthau

I learned to cook when I was ten, and I could cook a whole meal for my family by thirteen - and I'm talking the chapatis as well.

Tan France

I can actually cook one meal now, as opposed to before, when I could cook nothing. My family are very excited.

Carey Mulligan

Whenever I am stressed, I cook a good meal for my wife. Many people don't know this, but I'm actually a great cook.

N. T. Rama Rao, Jr.

I love the idea of renaissance. If my career is like painting a canvas, I want to have as many different colors in there as I can.

Nolan Gerard Funk

It's not Africa that is destroying the African rainforest, it's selling concessions to timber companies that are not African, they are from the developed world - Japan, America, Germany, Britain.

Jane Goodall

When I am in a painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc, because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.

Jackson Pollock

I love making miniatures, painting, writing, music and dance. These are the things I'm naturally good at. I'd like to think of myself as a renaissance woman.