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“Evening attend two "fandangos." Girls not very pretty but exceedingly graceful. [You] pay a dime for a figure and refreshments foryour doxy, who instead of eating prudently stores her cakes, etc., in a basket to be taken home for the family.”

Two Home Girl Pay Taken Figures Eating Stores Evening Etc Cake Baskets Dimes Refreshments Doxies

Author:Rutherford B. Hayes

“I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow. It hits you like a thunderbolt. You have invested everything in one basket, self-realization, and, in the end, suddenly you discover that there is no self to discover, no self to realize -- and you say to yourself "What the hell have I been doing all my life?!" That blasts you.”

Ends Self Realizing Talking Hell Blow Self Realization Realization Blast Baskets Shattering Thunderbolts

Book:The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Radical Ideas of U. G. Krishnamurti

Source: The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Radical Ideas of U. G. Krishnamurti

“The whole problem of industrial agriculture is putting all of your eggs in one basket. We need to diversify our food chains as well as our fields so that when some of them fail, we can still eat.”

Needs Wells Stills Whole Problem Failing Fields Chains Eggs Agriculture Baskets Food Chain Eggs In One Basket

Author:Michael Pollan

“We had our own civilization in Africa before we were captured and carried off to this land. We smelted iron, danced, made music and folk poems; we sculpted, worked in glass, spun cotton and wool, wove baskets and cloth. We invented a medium of exchange, mined silver and gold, made pottery and cutlery, we fashioned tools and utensils of brass, bronze, ivory, quartz, and granite. We had our own literature, our own systems of law, religion, medicine, science, and education.”

“I tend to think that immortal souls, invisible sky daddies, and Santa Claus all belong in the same basket. The disposition of that basket is left as an exercise for the reader.”

Thinking Soul Left Sky Reader Exercise Invisible Immortal Disposition Daddy Santa Baskets Santa Claus Immortal Soul

Author:Charles Stross

“When the bread basket comes to the table and I have a bite, people are like, "Oh, you eat bread?" I say, "Oh, my God, of course I eat bread. I'm human."”

People Humans Courses Tables Bread Bites Baskets

Author:Eva Mendes

“Every generation seems to have its members who think the world has gone to hell and a hand basket and that they need to explain a challenging world to their kids.”

Thinking World Needs Hands Seems Kids Challenges Gone Hell Generations Members Baskets

Author:Steven Petrow

“It is yet another Civilized Power, with its banner of the Prince of Peace in one hand and its loot-basket and its butcher-knife in the other. Is there no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level?.”

Hands Levels Civilization Salvation Lifts Civilized Knives Baskets Banner Butchers Prince Of Peace

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

“Suddenly all is quiet. The other nine players? They're all moving in slow motion! I'm at normal speed! I know where everyone's going even before they know themselves. The basket is huge, maybe six feet across! How can I miss? It's like throwing a rock into a pond.”

Knows Moving Player Feet Rocks Missing Huge Quiet Normal Six Speed Nine Throwing Baskets Ponds Moving In Slow Motion

Author:Michael Jordan

“I'm sure that in the fullness of time we'll learn that one or more of these seemingly promising technologies were dead ends. And that's the nature of innovation, and that's why we should spread our bets; we should not put our eggs in any one basket. Some of these will be grand successes, some of them will be average, and some of them will be abject failures.”

Should Ends Technology Innovation Average Spread Eggs Fullness Baskets Dead Ends

Author:Jay Inslee

“If you're going to drive a Hummer and buy carbon offsets, that's like getting drunk every night and getting into an AA meeting, throwing money in the basket, and leaving.”

Ifs Night Meetings Leaving Drunk Throwing Every Night Carbon Baskets Getting Drunk Aa Meeting

Author:Ed Begley, Jr.

“A question that often comes up at times of strategic transformation is, should you pursue a highly focused approach, betting everything on one strategic goal, or should you hedge? ... Mark Twain hit it on the head when he said, Put all of your eggs in one basket and WATCH THAT BASKET.”

Should Said Goal Watches Approach Mark Transformation Come Up Focused Pursue Eggs Strategic Baskets Betting Eggs In One Basket

Author:Andy Grove

“My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort - and it was cute.”

Want Feels Firsts Made Real Wanted Effort Acting Class Tree Scene Kissing Comfortable Partners Cute Baskets Kiss Me Snacks Picnics Acting Classes Picnic Baskets

Author:Vanessa Hudgens

“I don't really look at other people's moves because, when I'm on the field, I'm not going to remember them. It's just something that has a lot to do with instinct and vision and all those running back aspects you have. You put them all into a basket, and you just use them on the field and go out there and make plays.”

People Looks Play Use Running Remember Moving Vision Fields Aspect Instinct Baskets Running Back

Author:Reggie Bush

“I don't play basketball for the money. I don't play it for the crowd. When I didn't have a friend, when I was lonely, I always knew I could grab that orange pill and go hoop. I could go and dunk on somebody. If things weren't going right, I could make a basket and feel better.”

Ifs Feels Play Basketball Lonely Crowds Feel Better Orange Pills Baskets

Author:Eli Manning

“I'm one of those players that I think I can do what's asked of me. Whether it's putting the ball in the basket, rebounding the ball, diving on the floor, making other people better, I'm willing to do anything just to win.”

People Thinking I Can Winning Can Do Player Willing Balls Baskets Diving

Author:Lamar Odom

“To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”

Needs Giving Art Two Matter Play Universe Imagination Modern Minutes Objects Skills Fixed Categories Engineers Baskets Modern Art Picnics Craftsmanship Picnic Baskets

Author:Tom Stoppard

“A glass pitcher, a wicker basket, a tunic of coarse cloth. Their beauty is inseparable from their function. Handicrafts belong to a world existing before the separation of the useful and the beautiful.”

World Beautiful Function Glasses Separation Pitcher Inseparable Baskets Coarse Handicrafts

Author:Octavio Paz

“The industrial powerhouse of 1950 [Detroit] is now a crime-ridden wasteland with a functioning literacy rate equivalent to West African basket-cases.”

Cases Crime West Rate Literacy Detroit Baskets Wasteland

Author:Mark Steyn

“Well, if I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.”

Ifs Wells Hours Cases Baskets

Author:Woody Allen

“There is this persistent theme in all of these notions that death is made more easy, whatever that means, if you've learned the territory before you get there. And you know, in the Mahayana Buddhist situation it even becomes as extreme as saying; 'life is essentially a preparation for death, a studying of the maps of a learning of the skills a packing of your picnic basket so that when you get out there and demons are sniffing you up one side and down the other you don't bungle your mantras'.”

“I grew up in a financially insecure place because I knew that my parents were following their dreams which has pros and cons. It was actually my mom who encouraged me to go to acting school because I was really afraid to put all my eggs in that basket.”

Dream School Parent Acting Grew Mom Grew Up Following My Mom Eggs Insecure Baskets Pros And Cons

Author:Zoe Lister-Jones

“I love to bring a bowl or basket filled with clementines that can be used as an easy centerpiece and enjoyed after the party.”

Used Easy Party Filled Enjoyed Bowls Baskets Centerpieces Clementines

Author:Clinton Kelly

“A basket of freshly baked pastries like scones make breakfast easy for your host the next day.”

Next Easy Breakfast Host Next Day Baskets Pastries Scones

Author:Clinton Kelly

“Start with the least amount of money possible. Some people say they need a certain amount to start, and I say you need a half of that or a third of that. That gives you the biggest return. If you put all your eggs in one basket, it's harder to adapt when you need to. Unless it's very capital-intensive, you don't need much money.”

People Ifs Needs Giving Certain Half Return Amount Thirds Harder Eggs Baskets Eggs In One Basket

Author:Cameron Johnson

“When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.”

Writing Cases Waste Paper Block Baskets Handy

Author:Ruskin Bond

“I put all my eggs in one basket and invested in property. I didn't do anything internationally - it was all in Ireland.”

Property Eggs Ireland Baskets Eggs In One Basket

Author:Shane Filan

“I can shoot a basket pretty well.”

Wells I Can Baskets

Author:Erin Heatherton

“When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.”

Writing Ideas Courses Reading Born Sleep Novel Baby Daughter Magazines My Daughter Pregnant Earnest Moses Baskets Were Pregnant

Author:Kate Beckinsale

“It's an ego issue. You can bruise my ego but all bruises are healed now. Ego is through the roof again, confidence level is through the roof again. Gotta keep my attitude and positive mindset. I don't even remember the last fight. I hate to say it... I know I was emotional. I'm a real emotional person. If you put everything you have into one basket and it doesn't work, it's emotional to me. When I lose, it takes a piece of my heart away. I'm not a competitor that deals with loss well.”

“I have done conferences explaining that cloud is a bad idea. It's putting all your eggs in one basket.”

Ideas Done Clouds Eggs Conferences Explaining Baskets Bad Ideas Eggs In One Basket

Author:Michael Demon Calce

“'Baskets' isn't a CBS show. Nothing against that, but this is an off-kilter show on cable that the channel lets you do interesting things. Look, if it works, it works. And if it doesn't, it's just a miniseries.”

Ifs Looks Shows Interesting Working It Cables Interesting Things Baskets

Author:Zach Galifianakis

“I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired. If I have too much wine, it's too much sugar. If I overindulge on tortilla chips in a Mexican restaurant, I can really feel it. I think sometimes just watching it and not doing things in excess can really help with whether you feel good or not.”

Ifs Thinking Feels I Can Sometimes Helping Too Much Mets Wine Tired Bread Feel Good Restaurants Excess Sugar Chips Mexican Baskets Tortillas

Author:Molly Sims

“It's not fear that keeps me up. I mean, every generation has thought, this is the worst generation; the world's going to hell in a hand basket. The reality is, people are living longer, and they're living better.”

People World Mean Hands Reality Hell Generations Worst Baskets Living Better

Author:Juan Enriquez

“We all get attached to frayed towels, mismatched sheets and shapeless pillows, associating them with years of comfort, but they have ceased to be functional! As for the plethora of hotel freebies, gather them in a basket to be offered as a hospitality service to your overnight guests. They'll be pleased by your thoughtfulness-and amazed that you're so organized.”

Years Comfort Organized Hotel Guests Amazed Sheets Hospitality Pillow Baskets Towels Thoughtfulness

Author:Julie Morgenstern

“There always are a basket of issues in any federal election campaign, but in this part of Australia [Capricornia] I can assure you having as you know a fairly frequent visitor to Rockhampton, that the issue of jobs and employment and where the jobs of the future are coming from, is the biggest single issue on people's minds.”

People Knows Mind I Can Jobs Issues Election Campaigns Employment Australia Baskets Visitors

Author:George Brandis

“I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired.”

Mets Tired Bread Baskets

Author:Molly Sims

“You don't see young men walk out and say, "Hey, let's go knock the [stuff] out of each other." You say, "Let's hit some grounders. Let's play catch. Let's shoot some baskets."”

Men Play Young Stuff Walks Hey Young Man Baskets

Author:Jerry Jones

“Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.”

Needs Two Sports Feet Worst Basketball Raises Baskets

Author:W. P. Kinsella

“Actually a lot of the supposedly serious and meaningful and worthwhile content on the podcast or on the television is no more or less meaningful than the clothes in the laundry basket or the dishes in the sink. It's more a matter of the attention you're willing to bring to them, where you're willing to allow meaning and pleasure and the light to escape.”

Matter Light Pleasure Attention Television Willing Serious Clothes Meaningful Worthwhile Dishes Baskets Laundry

Author:Ian Bogost

“To put all of your eggs in one basket is silly. We did that for a long time and I don't think it's very smart.”

Thinking Long Long Time Smart Silly Eggs Baskets Very Smart Eggs In One Basket

Author:John Kasich

“Actually, when I saw it in USA Today, I just, Candace Parker was, we were warming up in practice and she was underneath the basket shooting and I just said, 'Hey Candace! I enjoyed what I read in the paper today about your decision [to stay].' She just started laughing and I did too. So I haven't discussed it with her.”

Said Today Decision Practice Laughing Saws Havens Paper Hey Enjoyed Shooting Usa Baskets Warming Up

Author:Pat Summitt

“To put all of your eggs in one basket is silly.”

Silly Eggs Baskets Eggs In One Basket

Author:John Kasich

“In a weird way, when everyone's feeling that the world's going to hell in a hand basket, I kind of relax a little more because I often feel like that.”

World Way Feels Kind Littles Feelings Hands Hell Relax Baskets

Author:Charlie Brooker

“It just seems like atheists are not included in the basket of diversity in America, which is odd because we are the biggest minority. That is a bigger minority than any other minority you can name.”

Seems America Names Diversity Bigger Atheist Odd Minorities Baskets

Author:Bill Maher

“There's the basket of deplorables, who are bigots of various stripes, misogynists, anti-Muslim, racists, homophobes.”

Various Racist Baskets Bigots Stripes Homophobes

Author:George Packer

“I got about half the time I wanted to write poetry. I got about half the time I needed to be a father. So there is something in adulthood that has to do with accepting the half of things, allowing a renunciation of the other half, accepting half a basket instead of a full basket.”

Writing Wanted Father Half Accepting Needed Allowing Adulthood Other Half Baskets Renunciation

Author:Robert Bly

“When you are incubating new ideas, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is very good advice. But when you are seeking to transform your enterprise's portfolio by scaling a fledgling business to material size - say ten percent of total enterprise revenue - then it is imperative that you make that the singular focus of everyone in the enterprise for the two to three year period it is likely to require to reach its tipping point. Expecting to do two such scaling efforts in parallel is simply folly, yet that is what the "eggs/basket" idea is often used to justify.”

“You could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic - you name it.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

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