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"Well, sometimes if I go out to dinner with my family, people will come up to me and put their hand across my plate for me to shake, sometimes when I have a bite of food in my mouth. I find this a bit disturbing."

"Well, sometimes if I go out to dinner with my family, people will come up to me and put their hand across my plate for me to shake, sometimes when I have a bite of food in my mouth. I find this a bit disturbing."

Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani Scientist

Food, Family, People, Will

77

"I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day."

"I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day."

Martin Yan, Chinese Celebrity

Food, Day, Night, Waste

61

"We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be choked. We have enough."

"We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be choked. We have enough."

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean Statesman

56

"So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being."

"So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Food, Time, Being, Questions

53

"Don't you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?"

"Don't you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?"

Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Statesman

41

"Simply because my people are hungry, that is no justification to give them poison, to give them genetically modified food that is intrinsically dangerous to their health."

"Simply because my people are hungry, that is no justification to give them poison, to give them genetically modified food that is intrinsically dangerous to their health."

Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian President

Food, Health, People, Justification

41

"Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!"

"Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!"

Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese Leader

40

"Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world."

"Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, Right, World

30

"What is food to one man is bitter poison to others."

"What is food to one man is bitter poison to others."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Food, Man, Poison

30

"If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital."

"If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital."

Neal Barnard, American Author

Food, People, Idea

28

"In Italy, they add work and life on to food and wine."

"In Italy, they add work and life on to food and wine."

Robin Leach, English Writer

Food, Life, Work, Italy

27

"I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don't cook very much. I love kitchens."

"I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don't cook very much. I love kitchens."

Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist

Food, Love, Cooking, Fun

24

"If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean."

"If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean."

Sitting Bull, Lakotan Statesman

Food, People, Children, Land

23

"Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better."

"Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better."

Robert Redford, American Actor

Food, Health, Conscience, Hell

21

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch Philosopher

Food, Money, Books, Clothes

20

"If somebody has a chance to put my food in their mouth, that tells the story."

"If somebody has a chance to put my food in their mouth, that tells the story."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

18

"We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food."

"We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food."

Kathleen Sebelius, American Politician

Food, Health, Americans, Care

17

"The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food."

"The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food."

William Winwood Reade, Scottish Historian

Food, Habit, Curiosity, May

16

"Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply."

"Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, Civilization, Today

16

"Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it."

"Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Food, Life, Money, Children

16

"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."

"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."

Norman Borlaug, American Scientist

Food, First, Justice, Mankind

15

"I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy."

"I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Food, Day, Now, Philosophy

15

"Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!"

"Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!"

John Piper, American Clergyman

Food, Sex, Kitchen, Satisfaction

15

"Health food makes me sick."

"Health food makes me sick."

Calvin Trillin, American Journalist

14

"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

Morgan Spurlock, American Director

Food, Idea, Giving, Kids

14

"I love shopping, especially food shopping."

"I love shopping, especially food shopping."

Emma Bunton, British Musician

14

"The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out."

"The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out."

Calvin Trillin, American Journalist

Food, People, Trying

14

"A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that."

"A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that."

Alton Brown, American Entertainer

14

"Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul."

"Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul."

Dorothy Day, American Activist

Food, Soul, Body

13

"Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry."

"Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Food, Poetry, Man

13

"I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food and your drink."

"I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food and your drink."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

Food, Dream, Hunger, Wishes

13

"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Food, Light, Water

13

"I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste."

"I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste."

Rocco DiSpirito, American Celebrity

Food, Knowledge, Wealth, Taste

12

"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."

"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

12

"At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds."

"At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds."

Taylor Lautner, American Actor

Food, Body, Day, Eating

12

"Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community."

"Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community."

Rod Blagojevich, American Politician

Food, Health, Home, Children

12

"I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer."

"I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer."

Brendan Behan, Irish Dramatist

Food, Men, Society, Women

11

"I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves."

"I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves."

Elizabeth Edwards, American Lawyer

11

"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

"What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!"

Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity

Food, Love, People, Ideas

11

"Italy in the first years got food, for the first year or the first periods got food. Then we got raw materials and then we got tool machines, let's say, instruments for working."

"Italy in the first years got food, for the first year or the first periods got food. Then we got raw materials and then we got tool machines, let's say, instruments for working."

Gianni Agnelli, Italian Businessman

Food, First, Italy, Machines

11

"I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life."

"I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life."

Dom DeLuise, American Actor

11

"I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944."

"I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

11

"Then you get to be involved with all the people, meet all the beautiful girls, get all the good food, get ready and locked in before all the crowds hit."

"Then you get to be involved with all the people, meet all the beautiful girls, get all the good food, get ready and locked in before all the crowds hit."

Paul Kantner, American Musician

Food, People, Crowds, Girls

11

"I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day."

"I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Food, Time, Work, Quality

11

"I eat whatever I want, junk food included."

"I eat whatever I want, junk food included."

Vanessa Marcil, American Actress

11

"I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe that the consumer should have strong confidence in our food systems."

"I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe that the consumer should have strong confidence in our food systems."

Ann Veneman, American Public Servant

Food, Confidence, Right

11

"Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry."

"Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry."

Samuel Richardson, English Novelist

Food, Quality, Enemy, Quantity

11

"Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position."

"Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position."

Rocco DiSpirito, American Celebrity

Food, Money, Focus, Learning

10

"Most of the food imported to Russia came from China."

"Most of the food imported to Russia came from China."

Alex Chiu, American Businessman

10

"My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food."

"My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

Food, Time, Day, Favorite

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