Potato Quotes

“other spoils of the Spanish Conquest at the end of the sixteenth century and thereafter spread fitfully, only becoming fully established as a staple food of Europe's rural and working families during the nineteenth century.”
― John Reader, Potato

“That these commonplace and down-to-earth tubers should be a vital component of humanity's venture into space is a
sublime vindication of their worth. Trillions of dollars, billions of man-hours and the success of humanity's most ambitious and complex enterprise will ultimately depend upon the astronauts' ability to grow potatoes.”
― John Reader, Potato

“Neither cereals nor pulses can match its generosity: the potato is the best all-round bundle of nutrition known.”
― John Reader, Potato