"The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went."

-- Hector Hugh Munro

#Cooking Quotes #Culinary Quotes #Cooks Quotes

“The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that 'W-A-T-E-R' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free.”
“My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they'll leave in people's hearts. They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.”
“There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.”
“Strip away all the assumptions about what competition is supposed to do, all the claims in its behalf that we accept and repeat reflexively. What you have left is the essence of the concept: mutually exclusive goal attainment (MEGA). One person succeeds only if another does not. From this uncluttered perspective, it seems clear right away that something is drastically wrong with such an arrangement. How can we do our best when we are spending our energies trying to make others lose--and fearing that they will make us lose?”
“I have some cool talents. I'm really flexible and can do all sorts of twisted yoga positions. And I'm a big athlete and especially love soccer.”
“Some allies are more dangerous than enemies.”

Source : George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five”, p.412, Bantam
“By looking the other way on climate change we facilitate a collective denial, and we do it for each other.”
“Today everyone, whether they know it or not, is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move people to action. Simply put, if you canâ€™t tell it, you canâ€™t sell it.”

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