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In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning,

In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning, and the dead zone, corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel – it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn. – Michael Pollan

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The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on this is the black hole of American politics. – Michael Pollan

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My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it. – Michael Pollan

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In corn, I think Ive found the key to the American food chain. If you look at a fast-food meal, a McDonalds meal, virtually all the carbon in it – and what we eat is mostly carbon – comes from corn. – Michael Pollan

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Recipes are important but only to a point. Whats more important than recipes is how we think about food, and a good cookbook should open up a new way of doing just that. – Michael Symon

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Never make eye contact while eating a banana. – Author unknown

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I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did! – Ina Garten

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Theres a compelling reason to master information and news. Clearly there will be better job and financial opportunities. Other high stakes will be missed by people if they dont master and connect information. – Everette Dennis

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Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. – Abraham Flexner

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