Yotam Ottolenghi Quotes
On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.
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The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though.
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I would like to see every newspaper and every magazine have a network of bureaus all over the world, gathering news.
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Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.
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There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.
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I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.
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We are in the business of gathering the news. We're not in the business of talking about the news.
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I'm a big-city boy. What I like is big cities. It's not just what I like. It's what I write about.
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I was a really big kid.
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The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.
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Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs.
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I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.
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The big bulk of the response to antidepressants is the placebo response.
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I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples.
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I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were musical virgins, and introduced them to the form.
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When I was young in L.A. and I couldn't get into clubs or restaurants, I would call imitating celebrities and get a table, and it would work often. I was either Stallone or Mickey Rourke: 'This is Sly. I may be late, but my buddy Hank will be there early.'
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Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!
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The Internet is the Viagra of big business.
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I'm a big Peyton Manning fan.
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I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth.
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It's really the best time to be a woman. And instead it can be an advantage. Think about what you can bring to the table that what you have to offer that makes you unique.
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I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But I was disappointed in how quickly everyone wanted to get back to normal. It was as if we watched terrorism on TV for a while, then got bored and turned back to 'American Idol.'
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In order to be a good writer, you've got to be a bad boss. Self-discipline and stamina are the two major arms in a writer's arsenal.
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We approach closer and closer to socialism.
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On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.
