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"They eat the dainty food of famous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach."
Luigi Barzini
"They eat the dainty food of famous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach."
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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."
Grant Wood
"You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish."
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"I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras."
Poppy Z. Brite
"I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras."
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"It's almost seems as though there's a battle going on between the public and all the fast-food establishments, and, believe me, I think it's very tasty food."
Regis Philbin
"It's almost seems as though there's a battle going on between the public and all the fast-food establishments, and, believe me, I think it's very tasty food."
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"Poverty is relative, and the lack of food and of the necessities of life is not necessarily a hardship. Spiritual and social ostracism, the invasion of your privacy, are what constitute the pain of poverty."
Alice Foote MacDougall
"Poverty is relative, and the lack of food and of the necessities of life is not necessarily a hardship. Spiritual and social ostracism, the invasion of your privacy, are what constitute the pain of poverty."
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"Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food."
Steve Albini
"Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food."
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"Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy."
Delia Smith
"Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy."
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"We waited until we perfected the dog food, and then we worked on the cat food. Even though it's not going through the roof the way the dog food is, I think it will catch on eventually."
Dick Van Patten
"We waited until we perfected the dog food, and then we worked on the cat food. Even though it's not going through the roof the way the dog food is, I think it will catch on eventually."
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"On this National Agriculture Day, when we all should be taking time to thank and pay tribute to America's farmers, ranchers and their families who produce the food for our tables, we are finding those same people in dire need of our help and support."
Michael McCaul
"On this National Agriculture Day, when we all should be taking time to thank and pay tribute to America's farmers, ranchers and their families who produce the food for our tables, we are finding those same people in dire need of our help and support."
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"Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household."
Paul Lynde
"Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household."
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"I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good."
Virgil Thomson
"I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good."
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"The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country."
David F. Houston
"The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country."
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"I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook."
Robert Mondavi
"I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook."
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"We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we're paying attention to the food-safety issues."
Mike Johanns
"We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we're paying attention to the food-safety issues."
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"The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid."
Franklin Raines
"The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid."
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"For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through yoga and meditation. It's also been a matter of changing the way I eat, because I think what we eat can inform who we are; food is a chemical and a drug to a certain extent."
Mariel Hemingway
"For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through yoga and meditation. It's also been a matter of changing the way I eat, because I think what we eat can inform who we are; food is a chemical and a drug to a certain extent."
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"The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums."
Peter De Vries
"The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums."
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"We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon sound science and good public policy, given the circumstances that we are now in."
Ann Veneman
"We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon sound science and good public policy, given the circumstances that we are now in."
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"If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard."
Nathan Deal
"If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard."
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"As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world - most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world's poor."
Barry Commoner
"As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world - most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world's poor."
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"Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."
Mary Catherine Bateson
"Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."
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"If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!"
Kelly Clarkson
"If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!"
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"Somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the food you eat has been touched by immigrant hands, and it is fair to say some of them are not here as they should be here. But if you didn't have these folks, you would be spending a lot more - three, four or five times more - for food, or we would have to import food and have all the food security risks."
Tom Vilsack
"Somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the food you eat has been touched by immigrant hands, and it is fair to say some of them are not here as they should be here. But if you didn't have these folks, you would be spending a lot more - three, four or five times more - for food, or we would have to import food and have all the food security risks."
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"I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it was very worthwhile."
Alton Brown
"I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it was very worthwhile."
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"After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service."
Paul Prudhomme
"After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service."
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"When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop."
Charlene Tilton
"When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop."
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"Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can."
Michael Pollan
"Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can."
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"The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food."
Gro Harlem Brundtland
"The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food."
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"In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation."
Peter DeFazio
"In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation."
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"I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform."
Jose Carreras
"I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform."
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"Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food."
Joseph Epstein
"Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food."
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"Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me."
Sarah Bernhardt
"Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me."
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"An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed."
A. J. Liebling
"An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed."
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"We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices, it's about the way we eat."
Jim Cantalupo
"We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices, it's about the way we eat."
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"I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food."
Warren Cuccurullo
"I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food."
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"I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months."
Jack Kevorkian
"I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months."
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"I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so."
Peabo Bryson
"I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so."
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"A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed."
Mary Tyler Moore
"A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed."
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"I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it."
Margaret Halsey
"I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it."
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"Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life."
Robert Mondavi
"Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life."
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"Our budget works to reduce and eliminate the risk of attacks at our ports, rails, in the skies, our food supply and roads by allowing for increases in many of the programs and agencies to help protect these important areas of commerce and travel."
Jim Ryun
"Our budget works to reduce and eliminate the risk of attacks at our ports, rails, in the skies, our food supply and roads by allowing for increases in many of the programs and agencies to help protect these important areas of commerce and travel."
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"And though various organizations in America and England collected money and sent food parcels to these refugees, nothing was ever received by the Spanish."
Martha Gellhorn
"And though various organizations in America and England collected money and sent food parcels to these refugees, nothing was ever received by the Spanish."
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"As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay."
Michael Chang
"As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay."
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"Sometimes I miss hamburgers, I should say that. I miss the tuna pizzas at Mercer Kitchen."
Marc Jacobs
"Sometimes I miss hamburgers, I should say that. I miss the tuna pizzas at Mercer Kitchen."
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"Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison."
Walter Bagehot
"Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison."
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"Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball."
Henry L. Stimson
"Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball."
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"What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food."
Anne McCaffrey
"What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food."
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"The thing about being in America is when you are driving with the sun on your back, there's hip hop. I never used to be into hip hop, but there's hip hop in the food, soul food, there's hip hop in the cars."
Vanessa Brown
"The thing about being in America is when you are driving with the sun on your back, there's hip hop. I never used to be into hip hop, but there's hip hop in the food, soul food, there's hip hop in the cars."
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"Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate."
Jack Adams
"Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate."
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"Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws."
Mike Johanns
"Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws."
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