"What we know about diets hasn't changed. It still makes sense to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, balance calories from other foods, and keep calories under control. That, however, does not make front-page news."

-- Marion Nestle

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“It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.”

Source : Robert Morrison MacIver (1965). “The Web of Government”
“One would think America big enough to set aside wilderness preserves for the many of our citizens who seek to escape the incessant crowd, to search for solace in solitude amidst a sanctuary far removed from the banality of beer ads and cigarette commercials.”
“I didn't have to go all the way to India for spiritual enlightenment. The blue-collar spirituality of everyday life was right in front of me, it was in every nook and cranny if I wanted to seek it, but I had chosen to ignore it.”
“Failure is an inescapable part of life and a critically important part of any successful life. We learn to walk by falling, to talk by babbling, to shoot a basket by missing, and to color the inside of a square by scribbling outside the box. Those who intensely fear failing end up falling short of their potential. We either learn to fail or we fail to learn.”
“Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.”
“Youâ€™re strong enough to stand up to anyone. Smart enough to do anything you want. Donâ€™t sell yourself short; donâ€™t be afraid of what your new life is going to offer. Because I knowâ€”if thereâ€™s any justice in this world, good things are going to come to you. Better things than you ever dreamed.”
“It is what it is. Either walk on, or accept.”

Source : Deborah Lawrenson (2011). “The Lantern”, p.10, Hachette UK
“The stock market to me was like a video game. When it went off, it was like turning the game off. It wasn't something I'd think about until I'd turn the machine on again.”

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