"The way I produce a chicken is an extension of my worldview. You can
learn more about that by seeing what's on my bookshelf than having me
fill out a whole bunch of forms."
-- Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, as quoted in The Omnivore's Dilemma
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Interesting quote.
I wonder how true it will be in the future. Many of the ideas and images that people pick up today aren't from the pages of a book, but from the screens of their various digital appliances. It's difficult to display those.
Also, when I was younger, it gave me great comfort to see all of my books spread out of book shelves. I'd look at them and think, "So that's what I know!" (Don't laugh, I'm sure many of you have been there as well.) As the years have gone on, my philosophy has changed and I've tried to give a lot of these away to friends and libraries, so that I'm left with just a core set of books that I go back to from time to time for inspiration.
Posted by: Roger von Oech | 31 May 2007 at 09:22 AM
Glad you liked the Salatin quote.
For me, the first part of it, the "worldview" part, was the most interesting. I'm fascinated by creative people with a strong point of view.
Posted by: Diego Rodriguez | 13 June 2007 at 08:50 PM