"Sophistication demands honesty; it does not require ill temper."

-- Irwin Edman

#Honesty Quotes #Doe Quotes #Demand Quotes

“I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.”
“The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions.”
“There is a fullness of all things, even of sleep and love.”
“I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer.”
“When I opened Wikipedia, it had three articles, yet it was called an encyclopedia.”
“I laughed more in the hospital than I ever have in my life, making fun of all the weird things that were happening to me.”

Source : "Christina Applegate's Life After Breast Cancer" by Monica Corcoran, www.womenshealthmag.com. September 19, 2013.
“Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing.”
“Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who say things funny.”

Source : "Dodd's Bolton Bonus". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. February 15, 2007.

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