Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, November 15, 2011

Published by Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers.–Voltaire, 1770

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a writer, historian and philosopher of the French Enlightenment, famous for his wit and for advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, October 14, 2011

Published by Friday, October 14, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do.–P.J. O’Rourke, 1997

Patrick Jake “P. J.” O’Rourke (born November 14, 1947) is an American political satirist, journalist, writer, and author.

His latest book, Don’t Vote—It Just Encourages the Bastard, was published in September 2010. Both Time and The Wall Street Journal have called him “the funniest writer in America.”

 

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