Gail Simmons Quotes
Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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I think in a play it's wise to just sit back and watch other actors and be able to shape it from the audience.
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
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I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.
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The tax incentives in place for 'House of Cards' in Maryland have resulted in hundreds and hundreds of jobs and not just for actors, but for carpenters and waitresses and hotel workers. The amount of hotel nights and meals that the production of a television series brings to a state is staggering.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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My mother was always supportive.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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The beautiful uncut hair of graves.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the direction Congress was ready to take about breaking down barriers within Europe.
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It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.
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Every time you use the word 'healthy,' you lose. The key is to make yummy, delicious food that happens to be healthy.
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I have an instinctual distrust of conventional happy endings.
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I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.
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I'm not advocating we should all be back in the kitchen and cooking all the time, because life's too short and we've got more interesting things to do. But to rediscover the intense pleasure of making a cake and putting it down on the table is ridiculously satisfying, out of all proportion to the work.
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Cooking is chemistry, really.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
