"We (the Chinese) eat food for its texture, the elastic or crisp effect it has on our teeth, as well as for fragrance, flavor and color."

-- Lin Yutang

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“Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.”
“Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isnâ€™t killing people in the name of god a pretty good definition of insanity?”
“The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.”
“A name is important. It isn't something you drop in the litter basket or on the ground. Your name is now people know you. The very mention of your name makes a picture spring to mind, whether it's a picture of clashing fists or a mighty mountain that can't be knocked down. Your name is who you are and how you're known even when you do something great or something dumb.”
“Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world,”

Source : "We have World Peace: Ron Artest gets name change" by Ben Bolch, articles.latimes.com. September 16, 2011.
“Once a vegan, we are always so, because our motivation is not personal and self-oriented, but is based on concern for others and on our undeniable interconnectedness with other living beings.”

Source : Will Tuttle (2004). “The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony”, p.271, Lantern Books
“My objectives are very limited. I want to do the best I can with the talent God gave me. I hope to goodness that every novel I do gets better and better, not worse and worse.”
“You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.”

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