Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. ~Albert Einstein
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My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. ~Bill Keller
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I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something. ~Jerry Seinfeld
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You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene. ~Grimes
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space. ~Pema Chodron
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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I haven't told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager. I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I did'nt really care. It did'nt bother me at all. ~Vivienne Westwood
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. ~David Morse
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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