Charlie Trotter Quotes
The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.
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Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.
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I never felt the need to introduce all the obstacles in my past when I say, 'Hello, my name is Nate.' But at the same time, I've never hidden from it.
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I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be.
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Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.
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You have to grow thick skin and that only comes with time and learning.
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The future is keeping you out of the present time.
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If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.
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Children, in a way, are constant learners. Certainly sponge-like. Absorbing everything without careful analysis, even though, at the same time, they are certainly capable of incredible insights.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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I hate wasting people's time.
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I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
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That was' one time when my technique absolutely deserted me, I must admit. There was a wax face that he had created himself to cover his own ugliness. I was in his clutches and I had to hit him in the face.
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7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time.
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I have no time for women who don't support other women. It's the ultimate compliment when a woman tells you that you look good.
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I think it's the same to be an actress anywhere because the profession is about attitudes towards events - it is a process to try to understand life. I think this is the case for actors across the world.
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'Pulp Fiction' is an amazing film, and I haven't made one nearly as good.
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I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.
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Time to a writer is like play dough in the hands of a toddler.
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Nothing constructive and worthy of man's efforts ever has or ever will be achieved except by that which comes from a positive mental attitude, based on a definiteness of purpose and activated by a burning desire, and acted upon until the burning desire is elevated to the level of applied faith.
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The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time.
