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Quote by Samuel Johnson
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned… a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. – Samuel Johnson

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Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. – Samuel Johnson

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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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Life is a combination of magic and pasta. – Federico Fellini

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When Im filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and youve got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I eat the nasty stuff, but Im not like that when Im back home. – Bear Grylls

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The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums. – Peter De Vries

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