"It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it."

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Source : Alistair Cooke (2015). “Talk About America: 1951–1968”, p.15, Open Road Media

Alistair Cooke

#Thanksgiving Quotes #Turkeys Quotes #Doctrine Quotes

“When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.”
“I had fallen in love with California.”
“No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.”
“When a dog is balanced, you are going to enjoy a true friend.”
“When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.”

Source : Ernest Bramah (2016). “The Wallet of Kai Lung”, p.15, Ernest Bramah
“Be spacious. Open to listen and feel the other without prejudice.”
“Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.”
“I suppose I'm interested in sorrow, which is very different from depression or despair. Sorrow is continuous with the world; it allows for creativity.”

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