“As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food.”
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“The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.”
“I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me.”
“Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar.”
“I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little bit of the mystery and a little bit of the fear, and I do wish I had that. And I wish I was able to grow my own food.”
“If you only design menus that are essentially junk or fast food, the whole infrastructure supports junk.”
“Health food makes me sick.”
“I thought, you know the food and the diet thing is one way to start yourself onto a healthy lifestyle, but if you don't move, if you don't start exercising you're gonna deteriorate.”
“High-quality food is better for your health.”
“People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.”
“I don't believe in depriving myself of any food or being imprisoned by a diet.”
“I need my food to keep my energy up, so I can't really diet.”
“For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.”
“I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.”
“Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.”
“Mexican food is far more varied than people think. It changes like dialects. I was brought up in Jalisco by the sea on a basic diet - tomatoes, chillis, peppers of every size and rice, which is a Mexican staple. The Pacific coast has a huge array of seafood.”
“I like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall.”
“The very fact that we are having a national conversation about what we should eat, that we are struggling with the question about what the best diet is, is symptomatic of how far we have strayed from the natural conditions that gave rise to our species, from the simple act of eating real, whole, fresh food.”
“We are also in the process of defining how best to work together with food and other companies to address diet and physical activity factors in order to prevent chronic diseases.”
“I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.”
“We talk about, you know, diet and that we shouldn't give our kids big things and obesity and fast food. Well, you know there are people who don't have that problem because they're not getting any food! We have so many deep problems and issues facing humanity.”
“People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.”
“Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it's just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.”
“When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”