#din

When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. ↗

— Calvin Trillin

#always #better #chinese #chinese food #comes

All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level. ↗

— Charlie Trotter

#could #cuisine #dining #elements #equal

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone. ↗

— Charlie Trotter

#already #else #finally #i #okay

The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth. ↗

— Robert Trout

#allocation #any #argued #avoiding #best

In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers. ↗

— Robert Trout

#current #generate #level #meet #must

There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention. ↗

— Verne Troyer

#attention #comes #conversation #cuts #dinner

Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his whole life around misunderstandings. ↗

— Francois Truffaut

#based #because #his #hitchcock #life

We're building an independent political program that can run electoral politics and then turn on a dime to hold our leaders to task, in case they suddenly develop that old case of amnesia! We'll be there to remind them what they promised and who they promised to work for! ↗

— Richard Trumka

#building #case #develop #dime #electoral

But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms. ↗

— Donald Trump

#believe #business #china #come #corporations

Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

#based #consent #democracy #derives #fathers