“If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day. You have to learn to use it responsibly.” IfsStillsSelfUseEatingAbuseSubstanceBad DayHaving A Bad DaySelf Medicating Author:Al Roker
“[A vitamin is] a substance you get sick from if you don't eat it.” IfsEatingSickSubstanceSicknessVitamins Author:Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
“Cooking for yourself is the only sure way to take back control of your diet from the food scientists and food processors, and to guarantee you're eating real food rather than edible foodlike substances, with their unhealthy oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and surfeit of salt.” WayRealEatingScientistCookingOilSubstanceDietsGuaranteesSaltCornUnhealthySyrupProcessorsReal FoodCorn Syrup Author:Michael Pollan
“Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which encourages them not to be assertive. And that, in turn, then leads to low self-esteem, which can lead to eating disorders and increased tolerance and acceptance of domestic, sexual, and substance abuse." "You get all that from a pink Onesie?" Leah said after a moment.” ShouldLittlesSaidSelfMomentsMightTurnsGirlNiceSelf EsteemAcceptanceEatingLowsAbuseAddToleranceEsteemSubstanceDisorderSugarSpicesLow Self EsteemEating DisorderAssertiveSubstance AbuseSugar And Spice Author:Sarah Dessen
“A man's physical hunger does not prove that man will get any bread; he may die of starvation on a raft in the Atlantic. But surely a man's hunger does prove that he comes of a race which repairs its body by eating and inhabits a world where eatable substances exist. In the same way, though I do not believe (I wish I did) that my desire for Paradise proves that I shall enjoy it, I think it a pretty good indication that such a thing exists and that some men will.” ThinkingMenWorldWayBelieveMayDoeBodyDesireDiesWishEnjoyRaceProveEatingHungerBreadSubstanceParadiseStarvationIndication Book:Weight of Glory Source: Weight of Glory
“Our cause is a common one. It is war between poverty and wealth. ... This moneyed power is fast eating up the substance of the people. We have made war upon it, and we mean to win it. If we can, we will win through the ballot box; if not, then we shall resort to sterner means.” PeopleIfsMeanMadeWarWinningCausesWealthCommonPovertyStruggleEatingBoxesSubstanceResortsBallotsEconomic InequalityWe Will Win Author:William H. Sylvis