Alton Brown Quotes
Last year, I made a refrigerator in my basement. And I needed to because I needed to figure how - you know there is no such thing as 'cold.' There is only less heat.
Quotes to Explore
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Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.
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I wanted to go to college and play football.
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Everyone has an idea that they think would be a great movie. Everyone has a cousin who they think you should work with.
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We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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I am a classic Star Trek fanatic. When I was a kid, my mom and I used to go to conventions.
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Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Japan's biggest problems are conservatism and cowardice.
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I find that I can't work and listen to radio – either I find I don't like it and it distracts me, or I do like it and I want to listen to it.
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The most important, what I believe myself to do, is what is the interest of Lebanon, what is the interest of my country and my nation? And I'm going to do it fully.
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I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.
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It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
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I've decided to tell my kids things like: 'I love the way each of you tilted back your heads when you laughed.' I will give them specific stuff they can grasp.
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Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.
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I like writing my own material - I'm pretty good at it.
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I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental.
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I'm trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don't know if there's any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.
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When people are healthy and not hungry, they are stronger workers building a robust economy.
Charles B. Rangel -
Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth. The worst!
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My definition of poetry (if I were forced to give one) would be this: words that have become deeds.
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It's always an amazing gift to be able to work with storytellers who 'get it' and who can not only draw anything but can draw it better and more dynamically than you'd ever envisioned.
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To be happy is not the purpose of our being rather it is to deserve happiness.
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Last year, I made a refrigerator in my basement. And I needed to because I needed to figure how - you know there is no such thing as 'cold.' There is only less heat.
