"Obesity is the result of a loss of self-control. Indeed, loss of self-control might be said to be the defining social (or anti-social) characteristic of our age: public drunkenness, excessive gambling, promiscuity and common-or-garden rudeness are all examples of our collective loss of self-control."

-- Theodore Dalrymple

#Loss Quotes #Garden Quotes #Self Quotes

“It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it.”
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
“When you truly love yourself, you don't have enemies. They may hate you but you're too big to hate them back.”

Source : FaceBook post by Tony A. Gaskins Jr from May 23, 2012
“I went from being Mario who? to Mario baby!”
“I was lucky enough to have great mentors both in the culinary world and in the world of chefs who became celebrities. Bobby Flay is one of my dearest friends and a tremendous mentor for me. Mario Batali is the same way. They began doing TV a little before me and they showed me the way.”
“There is no real independent self, aloof from other human beings, inspecting the world, inspecting other people. You are, in fact, connected not just via Facebook and Internet, you're actually quite literally connected by your neurons.”
“First and foremost, you've got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When you're after truth, happiness always comes.”

Source : "Nadia G. Dishes On Her Hunger for Life". Interview with Dustin Fitzharris, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 17, 2012.
“Choices are at the root of every one of your results.”

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