"My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry."
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"I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them."
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"The washing of dishes does seem to me the most absurd and unsatisfactory business that I ever undertook. If, when once washed, they would remain clean for ever and ever (which they ought in all reason to do, considering how much trouble it is), there would be less occasion to grumble; but no sooner is it done, than it requires to be done again. On the whole, I have come to the resolution not to use more than one dish at each meal."
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"In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from."
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"Revenge is a meal best served cold."
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"The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)"
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"Good service can save a bad meal, but there is no level of food that can save bad service."
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"Unquiet meals make ill digestions."
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"Being a vegan just helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal."
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"In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal."
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"The menu is not the meal."
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"I used to sleep on the floor in friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food, money, and getting weekly free meals at a local temple"
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"She lived frugally, but her meals were the only things on which she deliberately spent her money. She never compromised on the quality of her groceries, and drank only good-quality wines."
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"Would you really dig into yesterday's garbage to make tonight's meal? Do you dig into yesterday's mental garbage to create today's experiences?"
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"Sanctimony and self-regard are as American as smallpox blankets and supersize meals."
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"I always treat myself to one meal on Sundays when I can have whatever I want. Usually it's pizza, which is my favorite indulgence."
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"You're rich if you've had a meal today."
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"I've always been a person that believes in eating often and eating smart, clean meals."
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"A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time."
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"In prehistoric times, Homo sapiens was deeply endangered. Early humans were less fleet of foot, with fewer natural weapons and less well-honed senses than all the predators that threatened them. Moreover, they were hampered in their movements by the need to protect their uniquely immature young - juicy meals for any hungry beast."
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