Brian Wansink Quotes
It’s about as close to an established fact as things get in the social sciences: People who watch a lot of TV are more likely to be overweight than people who don’t.
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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Women are sacred.
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People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.
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I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me, and the smaller labels didn't have any money to do anything.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
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When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing a television set.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.
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When I'm 80 years old, I don't know what I want to be remembered for.
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I love blues. My grandfather did blues.
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Nobody's life is wrapped up neatly in a bow.
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The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work. Progress may continue.
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I've never, in my whole 30 years in office, run a negative ad.
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I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?
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What I want is for people to really grab hold of language and not be nervous about it. 'The Word Spy' is all about diving in and playing with words.
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I'm a reporter – if I don't interview someone, I don't have much to say, and I definitely can't just sit down and knock out 800 words on any subject you give me.
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I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself.
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It’s about as close to an established fact as things get in the social sciences: People who watch a lot of TV are more likely to be overweight than people who don’t.
