Bee Wilson The old injunction ‘Don’t talk with your mouth full’ is based on the presumption that, however multifunctional a mouth may be, it should only perform one job at a time. Humans have found a way around this limitation in the form of food writing. – Bee Wilson Based Quotes Food Quotes Form Quotes Humans Quotes Injunction Quotes Job Quotes Limitation Quotes Mouth Quotes Multifunctional Quotes Perform Quotes Presumption Quotes Talk Quotes Time Quotes Writing Quotes In theory, food writing is an aid or a prelude to actual meals: you read a recipe, and then you cook. In practice – in a ‘paradox’ that Michael Pollan, among others, has identified – our current gastronomic fantasies, particularly on TV, have coincided with a decline in home cooking. The main influence on a child’s palate may no longer be a parent but a series of food manufacturers whose products – despite their illusion of infinite choice – deliver a monotonous flavour hit, quite unlike the more varied flavours of traditional cuisine.
John Krasinski Being from Boston, I think we have to get the ‘Good Will Hunting’ poster tattooed on our backs when we’re like 16 or 17; it’s just a rite of passage. That movie is so, so, so huge. – John Krasinski
PeacePhyllis McGinley Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure. – Phyllis McGinley
Henry Paulson Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13 trillion. – Henry Paulson
Adolfo Aguilar Zinser Individuals move and shift from one party to another simply on their aspirations for office. – Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
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