William Alcott Quotes
Lettuce, greens and celery, though much eaten, are worse than cabbage, being equally indigestible without the addition of condiments. Besides, the lettuce contains narcotic properties. It is said of Galen, that he used to obtain from a head of it, eaten on going to bed, all the good effects of a dose of opium.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies.
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I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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In general, states do not count on pledges of 'no more war' from their neighbors. Israel's army never counted on it from Egypt, for example.
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Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
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There is no difference between fundamental research and applied research. Although this is my view, based on personal taste and the areas I have worked in, it is not necessarily true for others.
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Make no mistake: conversion therapy is not about 'praying away the gay.' It's an emotional torture against our most innocent citizens: our children.
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When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.
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I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D.
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VIP Rosé you can have a beer Cuz honey when you gettin money you don't have a care
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I've got a grocery bill at the end of every month.Our toothpaste, our orange juice, that all gets paid. But I - it is true that I don't carry my wallet that often.
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I do not think it is an advantage to build planned packaged houses. If you prefabricate a house completely, it becomes an unnecessary restriction.
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When enthusiasm runs in the front door, worry runs out the back door.
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On MySpace ... the whole demographic of the stand-up comedy fan has changed. It's like an indie band thing. People think they've discovered you.
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With Rita, we had the benefit of time. We may not have that time in an earthquake scenario or similar incident.
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Books, the books that I loved above all else to spend my time with, were the great tools for understanding one's life and the lives of other people.
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If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?
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Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.
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Philosophy will not be able to effect an immediate transformation of the present condition of the world. This is not only true of philosophy, but of all merely human thought and endeavor.
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Lettuce, greens and celery, though much eaten, are worse than cabbage, being equally indigestible without the addition of condiments. Besides, the lettuce contains narcotic properties. It is said of Galen, that he used to obtain from a head of it, eaten on going to bed, all the good effects of a dose of opium.
