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“They say fish should swim thrice * * * first it should swim in the sea (do you mind me?) then it should swim in butter, and at last, sirrah, it should swim in good claret.”

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Author:Jonathan Swift

“The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.”

Source: Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People

“Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.”

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Book:Mark Twain's Notebooks & Journals, Volume I: (1855-1873)

Source: Mark Twain's Notebooks & Journals, Volume I: (1855-1873)

“Very simply, we subsidize high-fructose corn syrup in this country, but not carrots. While the surgeon general is raising alarms over the epidemic of obesity, the president is signing farm bills designed to keep the river of cheap corn flowing, guaranteeing that the cheapest calories in the supermarket will continue to be the unhealthiest.”

Source: The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World

“Organic farming appealed to me because it involved searching for and discovering nature's pathways, as opposed to the formulaic approach of chemical farming. The appeal of organic farming is boundless; this mountain has no top, this river has no end.”

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Book:The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 2nd Edition

Source: The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 2nd Edition

“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money.”

“Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke