"In studying food, you embrace everything. Food exposes the long, complex history of the South - slavery, Jim Crow segregation, class struggle, extreme hunger, sexism, and disenfranchisement. These issues are revealed through food encounters, and they contrast this with the pleasure and the inventiveness of Southern cuisine. Food is always at the heart of daily life in the South."

-- Marcie Cohen Ferris

#Struggle Quotes #Heart Quotes #Long Quotes

“You're suppose to sit on your ***** and nod at stupid things.”
“The De Bernieres were very military. I broke the military tradition but I was terribly proud of my father being a soldier.”
“I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.”
“Allegory dwells in a transparent palace.”

Source : "La Peinture". Poem by Antoine-Marin Lemierre, 1769.
“I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances. In times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.”
“Are there not thousands in the world who love their fellows even to the death, who feel the giant agony of the world, and more, like slaves to poor humanity, labor for mortal good?”
“The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure - that is the choicest of all.”
“Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian.”

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