James Beard Quotes
I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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I arrived in California with no job, no car, and no money, but, like millions of other girls, a dream.
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We are cyborgs already. If you learn to read, it causes permanent changes to the structure of your brain for your entire life.
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Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.
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Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from. I had to study the stars and figure where everything was and how I got here and all of those things.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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I always take hundreds and hundreds of pictures. I used to work for 'National Geographic,' and they gave us a lot of film.
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Let us learn from the lessons of September 11 and not wait for a major strike before we act. We must work together - Democrats and Republicans, Congress and the White House, government and the private sector - to make our country a safer and more prosperous place.
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Whether it's New York or somewhere else, the metaphor of 'Avenue Q,' which is the place you live when you can't afford to live anywhere else - and we've all been through that in our journey. As I always say, at any moment I could be back on Avenue Q if I pick the wrong show.
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95% of being a success is just showing up on time and being there. I don't know how I knew that when I was younger. You have to stick around for people to remember you.
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Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.
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I have known Sepp Blatter, FIFA and football for a long time, and there are some fundamental values which FIFA and the ICRC share.
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Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present.
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I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.
