"Food-addiction, or food-drunkenness, is an old story in Hygienic literature. This is the first mention I have seen of it in "regular" medical literature. I fear to hope that its recognition spells progress."

-- Herbert M. Shelton

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“I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American experience. And now comes this fine meditation on his experience of coming to poetry, of making the poem and the months surrounding its making-a testament to the strength and significance of poetry in American culture, something not always seen or easily measured. Today Is For All of Us, One Today is a necessary intervention into the ongoing conversation about the role of poetry in public life.”
“Religious man was born to be saved, psychological man is born to be pleased.”
“Everybody else shares the same cloudy sky.”
“I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.”
“Although they like to call themselves journalists, that's a myth even they don't really believe anymore. They're mutts on short leashes.”
“Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.”
“The important point there is that when people talk about a mean temperature rise of say two, three or four degrees that's a sort of global average which really is a signature of large scale change in climatic patterns.”
“The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If Im afraid of it, then I want to do it.”

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