(131 quotes found)
“Let's remember this potential drilling area is only a 2,000-acre site inside a 1.5 million-acre coastal plain. You can balance the needs of conservation and exploration - they're not mutually exclusive.”
Craig Thomas
“Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground.”
William Shakespeare
“Here in East Texas, if fires reach over 100 acres in size, they are considered large fires, because of the heavier timber fuels and the likelihood that homes will be threatened by any fire that grows this large. A 4,000-acre fire is a huge fire in this region.”
Bill Rose
“There are 45 parks in Wyandotte County, ranging from 1,500 acres to the tiny St. John's Park on Third Street and Armstrong.”
Bob Gunja
“First off, he talks acre-feet and I talk barrels. It took about a year before we got used to one another, and there were a couple of times we walked away from each other.”
Brad Pomeroy
“We're small. If you notice, (our sign) says 'Acre'. That's it. Our priority are the farmer's markets. And we have a lot of repeat customers, that, during the winter, have a hard time not having our cheese.”
Bob Skinner
“The county is experiencing some growing pains. We've been getting a lot more lots that are smaller [than five acres] and a lot more people are looking at the approval process [for sewage systems].”
Brian Benick
“Every acre that is not acquired is going to be developed. We can't afford to offend anyone.”
Charles Lee
“we're pushing 5 million acres.”
Bruce Babbitt
“The other good thing about this is that (the project) is not on that 5- or 10-acre spacing like the Jonah Field ... We're talking 160 or 320 acres spacing, which is a lot more spread out.”
Bruce Hinchey