"Sichuan food would not be Sichuanese without the hot chilies that arrived before 1700 from South America."

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Raymond Sokolov

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“There are only two things in the world: nothing and semantics.”
“Own the room. Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy. Giving confidence to others will come back to you and you'll end up feeling better about yourself.”
“If you ever get in real trouble, don't panic. Sit down and think about it. Remember two things, always. There must be some way out of it and there must be humor in it somewhere.”

Source : Louise Fitzhugh (2010). “Sport”, p.140, Yearling
“There is no force inherent in living matter, no vital force independent of and differing from the cosmic forces; the energy which living matter gives off is counterbalanced by the energy which it receives.”
“Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.”
“The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you...God will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection."”
“The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didn't really know what that entailed.”
“I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere.”

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