#it

To eat the boiled head of a pig sliced like salami is very strange. It may seem cutting edge, but it's actually a lot older than any of the other traditional salami. ↗

— Mario Batali

#any #boiled #cutting #cutting edge #eat

The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization. ↗

— Max Baucus

#embark #fact #fund #good #in fact

The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown. ↗

— Henry Walter Bates

#assassinations #dispositions #friendly #give #ill

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. ↗

— Mario Batali

#book #college #day #different #dirty

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else. ↗

— Mario Batali

#anything #asparagus #cook #define #else

And I've always loved commercials. I like working out how to organically weave a brand's message into the writing process. It's like an improv show, where comics ask the audience to throw out a word and a skit is built around it. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#around #ask #audience #brand #built

By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#definition #find #gay #great #guy

I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#audience #because #comedy #enjoy #everyman

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#breaking #character #dad #down #i

I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#every #four #fruit #get #i