"I think every culture is passionate about food; some are just passionate about food and the food is shitty."

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Source : Source: www.believermag.com

Jonathan Gold

#Thinking Quotes #Culture Quotes #Passionate Quotes

“Perhaps creating something is nothing but an act of profound remembrance.”
“In order to run a great business, you must know that a bunch of really intrinsically unhappy people, that's not a recipe for success. Don't be anywhere you don't need to be; it's just like that.”
“I've arranged with my executor to be buried in Chicago. Because when I die, I want to still remain active politically.”

Source : "Political comedy pioneer Mort Sahl coming to Marin" by Stan Sinberg, www.sfgate.com. February 27, 2004.
“I'm proud to say that there is not a single Russian nuclear missile pointed at an American child.”
“Money, make money; by honest means if you can; if not, by any means make money. [Lat., Rem facias rem, Recte si possis, si non, quocumque modo rem.]”
“ONLY in the release of the seen do you lay hold on the unseen, My little one. Heaven waits for those who are no longer bound to earth. The degree to which bondages are exchanged for liberties while still in the flesh is in proportion to the extent to which eternal values are held in higher esteem that worldly success and possessions. If a man loves Me, he will hold his soul more precious than his body and will pursue holiness at the expense of wealth; for to follow after that which perishes is to forfeit the prize of the high calling in Christ.”
“I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions.”
“Elsewhere the paper notes that vegetarians and vegans (including athletes) 'meet and exceed requirements' for protein. And, to render the whole we-should-worry-about-getting-enough-protein-and-therefore-eat-meat idea even more useless, other data suggests that excess animal protein intake is linked with osteoporosis, kidney disease, calcium stones in the urinary tract, and some cancers. Despite some persistent confusion, it is clear that vegetarians and vegans tend to have more optimal protein consumption than omnivores.”

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