"In nineteenth-century Russia, sauerkraut was valued more than caviar,"

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Source : Mark Kurlansky (2003). “Salt: A World History”, p.272, Penguin

Mark Kurlansky

#Russia Quotes #Caviar Quotes #Nineteenth Century Quotes

“Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time. The first thing that John Powell, our composer, says is, "Is the song engaging you to tap your toe?" If you're not tapping your toe, it doesn't matter what you're doing in the song, it's not going to work. But, if you can get the audience to be engaged by the song, then it gives you the opportunity to accomplish so much, in a very concise way.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Books-bright windows in this life of ours, lit by the shining souls of men.”
“Find other women to make movies with that have a shared bottom line. I did that with my first film and found an incredible partner in the inimitable writer/producer Laura Goode. I did it this time around by pairing with the forces of nature that are Amy Fox, Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas. All of these women share an activist's desire to be the change they want to see - and with that passion comes great purpose and great possibility.”
“He well knew his mind's natural tendency to be endlessly on a thousand subjects at once, to flit from this to that and to the next thing to no particular purpose--indeed, he called it his "butterfly mind.”
“Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.”

Source : "Why Obama So Dislikes Netanyahu" by Dennis Prager, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 03, 2015.
“I like to remind teachers that even though they're all overwhelmed and overloaded, and it's easy to get burned out, it really is about the kids. It only takes one good teacher to change a life - one time, and one book. That's what happened when I was a kid. I had one good teacher that came in at the right time and turned me into a writer. So never lose sight - you could be that teacher.”
“If the careers want me, let them find me.”
“America demands invention and innovation to succeed.”

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