#fruits

American farmers produced 600 more calories per person per day in 2000 than they did in 1980. But some calories got cheaper than others: Since 1980, the price of sweeteners and added fats (most of them derived, respectively, from subsidized corn and subsidized soybeans), dropped 20 percent, while the price of fresh fruits and vegetables increased by 40 percent. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#calories #corn #farmers #fats #fresh

As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered with a whole new series of problems to be addressed and resolved. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#around #ending #fruits #new #problems

Right now I'd love to be sitting on a Greek island somewhere because of being Greek American, eating great octopus salad and some fantastic lamb. Or sipping a little ouzo. I think the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest... Lots of nuts, vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, lean meats, yogurt. ↗

— Cat Cora

#because #being #diet #eating #fantastic

I am not disposed to complain that I have planted and others have gathered the fruits. ↗

— Charles Goodyear

#complain #disposed #fruits #gathered #i

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all. ↗

— James D. Watson

#american #american dream #available #dream #educator

One good thing about California is we have quite a broad-based economy. We provide more fruits and vegetables and produce to the United States than any other state. So we have actually the single largest agricultural sector in the country. ↗

— Meg Whitman

#actually #agricultural #any #broad-based #california

Or even tell me it's because you could not live without The Boy's stunning Boyfruits for another night..." Sam's face was twisted into a weird shape at the mention of his Boyfruits. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#grace-brisbane #rachel #sam-roth #weird

Only with the tools of production in their own hands could the workers ever hope to control their own lives and receive the fruits of their labor. ↗

— Ella R. Bloor

#could #ever #fruits #hands #hope

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#fair #fruits #increase #innocence #remorse

Hatsuharu Sohma: [after tripping Kyo] If I hadn't had tripped you, you wouldn't have stopped now would you. [addressing the audience] Hatsuharu Sohma: By the way what I just did was very dangerous. And if it had been anyone but Kyo they probably would have been hurt pretty badly, so don't try it at home. Kyo Sohma: Don't try it here and who are you even talking to? ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

#funny #funny