Bee Wilson Quotes

Learning to cook in the 1990s, I thought 'proper olives' meant black. The benchmark was Kalamata from Greece: purple-black with an almost mushroomy depth of flavour. Other fine examples were tiny Coquilles from Nice and plump round Tanches from Nyons.

Bee Wilson

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LearningBlackThoughtNiceDepth

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'

Jessica Chastain

I AmMomAnxietyYouSayRealist

Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make.

Jennie Garth

AgeMistakesParentYouLazyKid

The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis.

Andrew Wiles

ProblemNowGreatestMathematicians

If the myth of pure evil is that evil is committed with the intention of causing harm and an absence of moral considerations, then it applies to very few acts of so-called 'pure evil' because most evildoers believe what they are doing is forgivable or justifiable.

Steven Pinker

EvilBelieveDoingIntentionMoral

For some reason, I always thought I was special. And for some reason, I always thought that I had a purpose in life: that I was supposed to contribute to the world.

Rosie Perez

LifePurposeWorldThoughtSpecial

A calming place, where you can go to escape it all and just focus on your body, is so wonderful to have.

Mary Helen Bowers

FocusYouBodyPlaceGoYour Body

Without net neutrality protections, the Internet would no longer be a free and open ecosystem for innovation.

Jared Polis

InnovationFreeInternetOpenWould

As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it.

Jonathan Krisel

MyselfMindSomeoneYouSometimes

We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from deporting an individual to a country where there is a reasonable expectation that he will be subjected to torture - physical, mental or otherwise.

Jonathan Shapiro

LawCountryExpectationWillTorture

I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.

Dennis Quaid

BackGotQuiteMovieThenCalf

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

Aristotle

CommunityControlPoliticalPerfect

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little more careful, and have the opportunity to be, because I have the acting career to subsidize the producing.

Ryan Phillippe

OpportunityCareerActingMoviesCut

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