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"Appetite, craving for food, is a constant and powerful stimulator of the gastric glands."

"Appetite, craving for food, is a constant and powerful stimulator of the gastric glands."

Ivan Pavlov, Russian Psychologist

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"I would like to have you quote me, Erich von Stroheim, as having said on this day of this month of this year this one thing: you Americans are living on baby food."

"I would like to have you quote me, Erich von Stroheim, as having said on this day of this month of this year this one thing: you Americans are living on baby food."

Erich von Stroheim, Austrian Actor

Food, Americans, Baby, Day

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"Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - a house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."

"Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more simply - a house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."

Margaret Fuller, American Critic

Food, Home, Body, Fire

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"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Food, Light, Water

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"James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond."

"James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

Food, Drinks, Nothing

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"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."

"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

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"Neither does man have gills for living in a water environment; yet it is not sinful to explore the depths of the oceans in search of food or other blessings."

"Neither does man have gills for living in a water environment; yet it is not sinful to explore the depths of the oceans in search of food or other blessings."

Walter Lang, American Director

Food, Blessings, Environment, Living

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"I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends."

"I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends."

Syd Barrett, English Musician

Food, Money, Friends

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"Put your nose into the Bible everyday. It is your spiritual food. And then share it. Make a vow not to be a lukewarm Christian."

"Put your nose into the Bible everyday. It is your spiritual food. And then share it. Make a vow not to be a lukewarm Christian."

Kirk Cameron, American Actor

Food, Christian, Bible, Spiritual

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"I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life."

"I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life."

Dom DeLuise, American Actor

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"If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things."

"If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things."

Martin Yan, Chinese Celebrity

Food, Being, Reason

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"When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex."

"When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex."

Tom Lehrer, American Musician

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"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

Morgan Spurlock, American Director

Food, Idea, Giving, Kids

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"I have seen that technology has contributed to improved communication, that it's contributed to better health care, that it's contributed to better food supplies, that it has contributed to all the basic human needs."

"I have seen that technology has contributed to improved communication, that it's contributed to better health care, that it's contributed to better food supplies, that it has contributed to all the basic human needs."

John Warnock, American Scientist

Food, Health, Technology, Care

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"I saw 'Food, Inc.' last night - it was like a horror movie. I'm definitely thinking about my food supply now and how I want to grow my own."

"I saw 'Food, Inc.' last night - it was like a horror movie. I'm definitely thinking about my food supply now and how I want to grow my own."

Lauren Ambrose, American Actress

Food, Horror, Night, Now

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"You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish."

"You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish."

Grant Wood, American Artist

Food, Beer, Fish, Wine

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"I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path."

"I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path."

Debi Mazar, American Actress

Food, Hope, Friends, Midnight

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"While it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations, we must do what is necessary to expand and develop our economic profile."

Alan Autry, American Actor

Food, Plants, Value

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"Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives."

"Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives."

Nicholas D. Kristof, American Writer

Food, Force, Help, Security

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"Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food."

"Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food."

Marvin Harris, American Scientist

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"Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply."

"Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, Civilization, Today

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"Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up."

"Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Food, Alcohol, Drinking, First

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"When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail."

"When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Food, Medical, Care, Mail

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"A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it."

"A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it."

Katherine Whitehorn, British Journalist

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"In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product."

"In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product."

Bob Ney, American Politician

Food, Legal, Injury, Lawyers

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"Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day."

"Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day."

Ted Allen, American Entertainer

Food, Change, Day

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"The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization."

"The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization."

Fredric Jameson, American Critic

Food, Music, Heart

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"Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better as a hat."

"Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better as a hat."

Janet Street-Porter, British Broadcaster

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"Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food."

"Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food."

Joseph Butler, English Clergyman

Food, Nature, Compassion, Hunger

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"When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?"

"When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?"

Jerry Brown, American Politician

Food, Selling, Buying, Name

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"You know, you really can't beat a household commodity - the ketchup bottle on the kitchen table."

"You know, you really can't beat a household commodity - the ketchup bottle on the kitchen table."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

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"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."

"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, First, Justice, Mankind

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"It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it."

"It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it."

Kenneth Edmonds, American Musician

Food, People, Spicy

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"It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry."

"It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

Food, Funny, Time, Interest

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"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity

Food, Love, People, Ideas

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"For a couple of days after chemotherapy, food tastes really bland, even the best foods. I haven't been sick, but have been a little tired. I haven't lost any weight."

"For a couple of days after chemotherapy, food tastes really bland, even the best foods. I haven't been sick, but have been a little tired. I haven't lost any weight."

Grete Waitz, Norwegian Athlete

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"Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children."

"Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children."

Bob Filner, American Politician

Food, Children, Congress, Direction

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"I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front."

"I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, War, Fighting, Losing

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"The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy."

"The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy."

James Madison, American President

Food, Class, May

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"Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach."

"Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach."

Ivan Pavlov, Russian Psychologist

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"In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food."

"In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food."

Joseph Hume, Scottish Scientist

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"Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry."

"Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, Fact, Leaders, Population

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"I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944."

"I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

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"I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day."

"I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Food, Time, Work, Quality

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"We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant."

"We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant."

Orville Redenbacher, American Businessman

Food, Day, Night

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"Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two children per couple, wars won't be over just oil anymore, they will be over water and food."

"Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two children per couple, wars won't be over just oil anymore, they will be over water and food."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

Food, Children, Importance, Oil

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"I do love Italian food. Any kind of pasta or pizza. My new pig out food is Indian food. I eat Indian food like three times a week. It's so good."

"I do love Italian food. Any kind of pasta or pizza. My new pig out food is Indian food. I eat Indian food like three times a week. It's so good."

Jennifer Love Hewitt, American Actress

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"Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community."

"Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community."

Rod Blagojevich, American Politician

Food, Health, Home, Children

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"The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country."

"The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country."

David F. Houston, American Politician

Food, Country, Usefulness

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"The value of the beans for oil production, as well as for human food, has become recognized so quickly and so generally during the past year that the crop has acquired a commercial standing far in excess of its previous status."

"The value of the beans for oil production, as well as for human food, has become recognized so quickly and so generally during the past year that the crop has acquired a commercial standing far in excess of its previous status."

David F. Houston, American Politician

Food, Excess, Oil, Past

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