"My boy, the 'quenelles de sole' were splendid, but the peas were poor. You should shake the pan gently, all the time, like this."

-- Marie-Antoine Careme

#Boys Quotes #Vegetables Quotes #Poor Quotes

“A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So one has to work it out according to one's own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things.”
“Some friends said they weren't surprised to find out Napoleon and I were related, but it came as quite a shock to me.”

Source : "DNA project reveals Tom Conti's Napoleonic blood and rich roots of Scotland's genetic legacy" by Robin McKie, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2012.
“Let hopes and sorrows, fears and angers be, And think each day that dawns the last you'll see; For so the hour that greets you unforeseen Will bring with it enjoyment twice as keen.”
“Awake before the sun is risen, I call for my pen and papers and desk.”

Source : Horace, Christopher Smart (1819). “The Works of Horace”, p.235
“At its core, meditation is about touching the spiritual essence that exists within us all. Our spiritual essence is not something that we create through meditation it's already there, deep within, behind all the barriers, patiently waiting for us to recognize it.”
“If the Russian government continues to pump money into it and makes their national teams train in Sochi and just sort of prop it up as a point of pride, then perhaps. But I don't think anybody living there was begging for multiple 40,000-seat venues to be plopped down in the city.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“Never let hope elude you. That is life's biggest fumble.”
“Every person of learning is finally his own teacher.”

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