Quote by Jeremy Rifkin
The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence fr

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families. – Jeremy Rifkin

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Whats different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. Thats what makes it both powerful and exciting. – Jeremy Rifkin

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We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for. – Jeremy Rifkin

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What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA technology, allow scientists to bypass biological boundaries altogether. – Jeremy Rifkin

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When you love food as much as I do, staying healthy is not easy. I mean, moderation, not deprivation. Thats my new way of living. I always want more and thats just my life. – Carnie Wilson

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You go to a show, and theres no food at all, so if youre doing shows back to back, you can forget eating. I remember standing up in the bath one day, and there was a mirror in front of me, and I was so thin! I hated it. I never liked being that skinny. – Kate Moss

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Nobody believed the Food Network could last. Even I was short sighted and thought to myself, 24 hours of food on TV? Theyll run out of things to talk about in four days! But that wasnt true. Food Network continues to get better and evolve. – Bobby Flay

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An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach. – George du Maurier

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