Leo Tolstoy on food

Until you do what you believe in, how do you know whether you believe in it or not?

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

Government is violence, Christianity is meekness, non-resistance, love. And, therefore, government cannot be Christian, and a man who wishes to be a Christian must not serve government.

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

Mark Twain1835–1910

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.

Ronald Reagan1911–2004

I’m at an age where I think more about food than sex. Last week I put a mirror over my dining room table.

Rodney Dangerfield1921–2004

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