"Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease."

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Source : Calvin Trillin (2011). “Trillin on Texas”, p.1, University of Texas Press

Calvin Trillin

#Strong Quotes #Texas Quotes #Grease Quotes

“You need to have a collaborative hiring process.”
“I'm attracted to guys who are really confident and make conversation.”
“The last thing Iâ€™d ever subscribe to are fashion rules. However, I do think that you should put effort into what you wear. Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world. When you choose your clothing right, it feels good. And thereâ€™s nothing shallow about feeling good. Owning your style, however, is much more about your attitude than it is about whatâ€™s on your back. But donâ€™t underestimate the transformational possibilities that getting dressed can afford you.”
“Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off a refinance boom that's going to put more money in the pockets of consumers.”
“Nine tenths of the ills from which intelligent people suffer spring from their intellect.”
“The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.”
“That is what we do. That is what people do. They stay alive for each other.”
“One of my favorite things - and I am sure everybody else's in this Chamber - is to give away money. You really don't get much opposition when you give away money.”

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