"Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in."
-Marcelene Cox
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"No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent."
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"If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents."
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"One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements."
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"I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected."
-Kathy Freston
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"We talk about, you know, diet and that we shouldn't give our kids big things and obesity and fast food. Well, you know there are people who don't have that problem because they're not getting any food! We have so many deep problems and issues facing humanity."
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"We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!"
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"Penn State is a leader in food science."
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"One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment."
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"After my pregnancy, I discovered I have an allergy to yeast. Problem is, all the food I love has yeast in it. So I have to relearn how to cook."
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