"An understanding of what food is and how cooking works does no violence to the art of cuisine, destroys no delightful mystery. Instead, the mystery expands from matters of expertise and taste to encompass the hidden patterns and wonderful coincidences of nature."

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Source : Harold McGee (2003). “On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen”, Scribner

Harold McGee

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“Im fascinated by failure, and Im fascinated by finality. Shakespeares historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful.”
“If your moon sign is in Leo, you have a lot of empathy for Leos. You empathize with their approach and their aims and their aura.”

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“He, who loves praise, loves temptation.”
“I am expecting that consumers are going to continue and exert power and influence. The idea of radical transparency is something that few brands are taking advantage of now, and most brands fight it. Iâ€™d say that in 10 years the best brands wonâ€™t be those with the best stories, sort of made up fictional stories, but those that will give an accurate and real time picture of what they are doing in the interest of the consumer, in any given time.”
“Do you smell something burning or is it me?”
“There is no more staunch advocate for taking public dollars and giving them to private schools - private schools that can pick the students they want to teach - than Betsy DeVos.”

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“Creepy people do the things that decent people want to do, but have decided are not a great idea.”

Source : "Q&A: Mike Birbiglia on the Subway, Fans & Comedy About Love". Interview with Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. November 26, 2013.
“Well, getting behind the camera is something I've always wanted to get involved with. Ever since I was doing movies like 'Zathura' I was very interested in all the different jobs on set and kind of soaking all the information up like a sponge.”

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