Lidia Bastianich Quotes
Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's positive.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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My real last name is Galifianakisburg.
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Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.
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What makes Mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.
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Let's overwhelm the Castro regime with iPhones, iPads, American cars and American ingenuity.
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My career is playing the guys who go, 'Boo.' That's what I do.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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A secret is powerful when it is empty.
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I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
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I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know they had another movie, and I couldn't believe it was when the dragon came out.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.
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'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.
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I kind of like to write fast. It keeps the pacing up. And it keeps me off the streets.
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A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.
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I grew up with the piano. I learned its language as I learned to speak.
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You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life.
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Don't be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge.
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Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's positive.
