Michael Pollan Quotes

The astounding variety of foods on offer in the modern supermarket obscures the fact that the actual number of species in the modern diet is shrinking. For reasons of economics, the food industry prefers to tease its myriad processed offerings from a tiny group of plant species, corn and soybeans chief among them.

Michael Pollan

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FoodEconomicsPlantDietGroup

If the hairs on my neck stand up while I'm writing, I figure the reader will get the same kind of shock.

Andrew Pyper

WritingStand UpStandKindWillUp

Everyone knows robots write the best books and make the best music. Just look at Daft Punk.

Andy Dunn

MusicBestLookRobotsWritePunk

No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.

Robert Kennedy

CommunityMeSocietyFreePlayTell

Like Honeycrisp, SweeTango has much larger cells than other apples, and when you bite into it, the cells shatter rather than cleaving along the cell walls, as is the case with most popular apples. The bursting of the cells fills your mouth with juice. Chunks of SweeTango snap off in your mouth with a loud cracking sound.

John Seabrook

WallsYouMouthSoundJuiceApples

The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

Tony Parsons

BeachSunRememberDownGoPlaces

The nature of racism is that it grinds down the soul of the man more finely than it does the soul of the woman. When you want to conquer a people or subject it, you destroy the male component.

Ruby Dee

NatureWomanSoulManRacismPeople

I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.

Mary Cassatt

TreeFruitThinkYouUpShake

May the Lord destroy all the tyrants of the church. Amen.

Michael Servetus

ChurchLordTyrantsMayDestroy

I don't believe that anyone is not bothered by critics. I think that everybody cares.

Miuccia Prada

BelieveThinkCriticsCaresBothered

It is not easy for me to sing consonants, and I am sorry if I don't sing the 'S'.

Jose Carreras

I AmMeSorryEasySingAm

The first draft often is really fast, and I'd be terribly ashamed if anybody ever saw it.

Jonathan Dee

FastFirstAshamedSawDraftReally

I think my style is quite grungy and punky. I love the '90s and the music from that time, and I love punk music. I'm also a fan of mixing vintage with some high fashion, which links back to my musical taste because I tend to mix old music with newer songs.

Chelsea Leyland

LoveMusicTimeStyleFashionThink

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