Adam Gopnik Quotes
Protein was the most valued ingredient 250 years ago: It was the rarest thing. Now the rarest thing we have is time: time to cook and time to eat.Adam Gopnik
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I am a Buddhist.
Orlando Bloom -
Being vegan is not the key to immortality. We're all going to get sick and die. But to know you're living without harming? That's the loveliest feeling.
Victoria Moran -
I try and take lots of vitamins and I don't drink. I do smoke, though, I'd be insufferable if I didn't smoke, you'd have to push me off a balcony I'd be so boring.
Kate Beckinsale -
I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
Carly Fiorina -
Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.
Yuna -
There is absolutely no reason in the world of blockchain to build in net settlement. It's like saying you have got a new Ferrari and we are going to put a lawnmower engine in it.
Patrick M. Byrne
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
Cara Delevingne -
You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It's like having a friend direct you, except it's Peter Jackson.
Adam Brown -
I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
S. Truett Cathy -
I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar -
Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
R. L. Stine -
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
Magnus Carlsen
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
Camille Paglia -
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
They always say, 'Time heals.' But it really doesn't. You just get used to it. I live life with the mentality of 'OK, I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me.' So going forward, anything bad that happens can't be nearly as bad as what happened before.
Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson -
Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
Van Morrison -
Christian morality prefers remorse to precede lust, and then lust not to follow.
Karl Kraus -
No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
Ram Kapoor
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The only value of ideology is to stop things becoming showbiz.
Brian Eno Roxy Music -
Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.
Narendra Modi -
I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can't really move from it: it's on buses, in stores, it's everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.
Gary Oldman -
I'm just first of all looking for a part that's well written and speaks to me.
J. K. Simmons -
I think there are a lot of companies that are staying private longer. Much more of their growth is happening while they are on the private side. So their valuations are hitting $1 billion while they are still private more often.
David Sze -
Protein was the most valued ingredient 250 years ago: It was the rarest thing. Now the rarest thing we have is time: time to cook and time to eat.
Adam Gopnik