- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Guinea
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- Nov 07, 2020
It might seem strange to feast on Guinea pig, but Ecuadorians love to eat cuy. Personally, I think it's a phenomenal alternative to pork or chicken. High in protein, low in fat, cheap and easy to raise. Oh, and cuy tastes great, much like roast pig. You might call it a pet, but I prefer to call it dinner.
- Want
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't even use italics or boldface; that's clutter, not clarity. Fancy fonts are fine for blogs, just as calligraphy is fine for diaries. But when you're writing for anyone other than yourself, you want to get as universal as possible.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you've got two choices - look down, or look hard.
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day I'm a basketball player. I'm going to try and shoot more threes than mid-range or long twos or whatever. But if someone gives you a shot, you're a basketball player, you got to make reads and play.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not always easy to make a name for yourself. You've gotta earn it. Because nothing's ever given.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's part of being an elite player, you get attention.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember for stir-frying not to use a wok bigger than 16 inches. Once it has food in it, you won't be able to work very efficiently.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Be aware of what you cook tomatoes with. The high acid content of the tomato slows down the cooking process of some other foods. Dried beans cooked with tomatoes added to the pot can take up to 20 percent more cooking time than beans without tomatoes added.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
How could you not let your life affect your work? That's all it is. Unless you have a very specific, isolated version of what you're doing.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years, and it turns out that they're extremely hard to solve.
- Mathematics
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's fine to work on any problem, so long as it generates interesting mathematics along the way - even if you don't solve it at the end of the day.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being OK means you're not sad, and you're not incredibly happy. You're content. You're OK. And that's the ideal place to be, to be able to say, 'I'm OK.'
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really love Indian food, especially if you can get it spicy. Any food you can get spicy I really love, and Indian food is just so flavorful: a lot of onion, a lot of garlic.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Food is a party; it's exciting. It should be a source of entertainment and nourishment. And just do everything you can to not let food become anything but fun. Let it be a source of pleasure, not anxiety or neuroses or stress.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020