Michael Pollan Quotes

French cooking is really the result of peasants figuring out how to extract flavor from pedestrian ingredients. So most of the food that we think of as elite didn't start out that way.

Michael Pollan

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FoodCookingStartThinkResultWay

Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done.

Joe Shuster

ScienceTimeI CanDoneWayFirst

And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.

Jim Coleman

GreaterWorkingThanSumParts

People still watch 'Full House' all the time. It's on three times a day!

Jodie Sweetin

TimeDayPeopleHouseThreeWatch

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris.

Andre Leon Talley

DayWeddingParisSuitMadePicasso

What I would like to do is a thriller. I've been wanting to do that for a long time, but one that was not at all dependent on special effects. Just purely psychological, but will scare the hell out of you. That's what I would like to do. I have not found it yet.

Robert Redford

TimeHellLongYouLong TimeWill

The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come.

John Jewel

LifeGodKnowledgeSadEndVices

We are more than the sum of our biochemical functions. Even the tiniest flea is an incredibly complex living creature, with mouth-parts adapted to feeding on the blood of your cat or dog.

Robert Lanza

DogBloodLivingMoreCatComplex

Toyota was the first to put a commercial fuel cell powered car on the road, and I have no doubt that Toyota will continue to be in the front lines in the development of competitive fuel cell vehicles.

Maurice Strong

CarRoadDoubtWillDevelopment

I'm a big fan of all-you-can-eat plans, because they're simpler for customers.

Jeff Bezos

PlansBigBecauseBig FanCustomers

Well, of course I would choose to be the top scientist in my field.

Jeff Goldblum

ChooseTopWellWouldCourseField

The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that.

Mike Figgis

MusicPowerYouHarmonyKnowSound

The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for everything else, so why not the music?

Lou Reed

MusicPeopleDieWhyDyingWhy Not

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