Michael Moss Quotes

It's not just a matter of poor willpower on the part of the consumer and a give-the-people-what-they-want attitude on the part of the food manufacturers. What I found, over four years of research and reporting, was a conscious effort... to get people hooked on foods that are convenient and inexpensive.

Michael Moss

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AttitudeFoodEffortPeopleResearch

There are times when a falsehood well told bridges over quite a difficulty, but in the long run, you had better tell the truth, even if you swim the creek.

Robert Green Ingersoll

TruthBridgesBetterLongYouRun

My dad was not super-intentional in his parenting. He was very self-absorbed. I won't say mean or selfish per se, but very self-absorbed. I think he was just thinking out loud.

Angela Duckworth

ParentingSelfishThinkThinkingSay

We live in a kissy society.

Michael Bergin

LiveSociety

Whatever people can stomach, I say go for it.

Michael C. Hall

PeopleGoSayGo For ItWhatever

From 12-year-old girls to 70-year-old matriarchs, I know hundreds of women who have some sort of body image issue. This is sad and seriously worrying, but it's true, and it's why I feel some kind of social responsibility to do what I can to show a variety of body types in fashion magazines.

Amanda de Cadenet

WomenSadResponsibilityFashion

The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy.

Rutherford B. Hayes

HealthCountryBoyNoiseStreets

I admire them for making their way up and opening new opportunities for other Latin newcomers. Latinos have come a long way and the roles and opportunities just seem to be improving.

Roselyn Sanchez

OpportunitiesLongNewAdmireWay

When you're starting a company, almost anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and it will probably look like and feel like you made the absolute wrong decision to start the company. If you're not absolutely determined to solve a problem or see something through, it might not make sense to keep going.

Logan Green

DecisionKeep GoingStartProblemGo

There is something about boldness and fearlessness and being free enough to speak what is on one's mind that warrants freedom.

Cornel West

FreedomMindFreeSpeakEnough

If you're playing the a historical character that's in the public consciousness, then obviously you've got to make an effort to look like that person and there's a huge amount of historical record there that you have to kind of comply to.

Colm Meaney

CharacterEffortYouLookPerson

I won't think about what people will say, even when I am actually seeing someone. Somebody will say something, then someone else will contradict it. I can't keep chasing all of them and try and correct everyone.

Arjun Kapoor

I AmPeopleThinkSomeoneSeeing

Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful.

Pierre Curie

NatureKnowledgeSecretsWillRight

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