"The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn."

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Source : Norman Douglas (1982). “South Wind”, p.312, Courier Corporation

Norman Douglas

#Artist Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Generations Quotes

“The last thing we can afford right now is to make excuses. We're inexperienced at some spots, that's the way it is. We have injuries, so does everyone, that's the way it is.”
“If you want to understand what is going on in the White House today, you have to begin with Barack Obama.”
“There are only three requirements for success. First, decide exactly what it is you want in life. Second, determine the price that you are going to have to pay to get the things you want. And third, and this is most important, resolve to pay that price.”
“Most of the people I know who work out seriously do so because they have such an amazing outlook on life. To be who I want to be, I'm going to work out to be more positive, more active. It's proactive.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.”
“I saw the desert, it grew upon me. There are times, when I have sorrows, that I hunger and thirst for it ...”

Source : Lady Isabel Burton (1875). “The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: From My Private Journal”, p.2
“What else are our lives but a story we tell ourselves to find some sense in the pain ofliving?”

Source : Mark Frost (2013). “The List of 7”, p.80, Open Road Media
“Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.”

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