21 Chopping Quotes for You to Enjoy

Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block. Annie Dillard

You Will Past Nothing Aim Through Block Wood Chopping

I was making all my own beats, and I really liked sampling stuff, like old '50s and '60s pop and soul and doo-wop records. I was chopping those up and putting loops and drums on them and just rapping over them. G-Eazy

Throughout my time working in restaurants, I developed an illogical dread of some basic kitchen tasks. None of them - picking and chopping parsley, peeling and mincing garlic, browning pans of ground meat - were particularly difficult. But at the scale required in a professional kitchen, they felt Sisyphean. Samin Nosrat

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I'll get home from work on Friday night and take out some beans and soak them. The next morning, I'll put them in a pot for soup, then just keep chopping, chopping, chopping - carrots and celery and cabbage - and in two or three hours, you have this wonderful, mellow soup that fills up the whole house with its aroma. Lidia Bastianich

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At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block. I was 19... and it was devastating. Katy Perry

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What I have found is that the best way to unwind is cooking. You only have two hands. If you are chopping veggies, you are forcing yourself to put the phone down or step away from the computer. It's extremely relaxing. Whitney Wolfe Herd

The problem with TV now is that there's so much competition, that you're always on the chopping block. Elisha Cuthbert

You Problem Competition TV Always Block The Problem With Much Chopping Now

Laos is a country where everything is eaten. When I came back, I would find myself chopping parsley and thinking: 'Why am I throwing these stems away? They're perfectly edible.' Ruth Reichl

Myself Country Thinking Back Everything Would Find Eaten Throwing Stems Perfectly Edible Am Came Where Chopping Why Away

The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots. Ted Allen

People World Better Nothing Spend Would Rather Like Hours Course Than Six Golf Golf Course Full Who Chopping

George Washington didn't have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans began expecting their presidents to do more than just govern. They also had to make us laugh. Alexandra Petri

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It's tough being a dictator, but I've always thought it must be tougher being a hanger-on to a dictator. The late nights spent listening to his crazed ranting, the weary rictus grin from smiling at bad jokes, the draining knowledge that one misjudged comment could land you on the chopping block. John Niven

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I do not think I will ever write screenplays based on my books. I would not know what to cut out and what portions to keep. I like all the characters I have created. I cannot imagine chopping them off. Ravi Subramanian

After a day of writing, I love nothing more than to go into my kitchen and start chopping onions and garlic on the way to cooking an improvised meal with whatever ingredients are on hand. Cooking is the perfect counterpoint to writing. I find it more relaxing than anything else, even naps, walks, or hot baths. Kate Christensen

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I feel like a lot of entrepreneurs hear all this talk about profitability and realize they need to lower their burn. So, they just start chopping off perks and people. Chamath Palihapitiya

People About Entrepreneurs Feel Like Talk Perks Hear Lot Off Just Burn Realize Lower Chopping Profitability Start Need

Turn the preparing of food into a communal affair by enlisting others to help with the chopping, grating, stirring, simmering, tasting and seasoning. When the cooking is finished, eat together round the table with the electronic gadgets switched off so you can savor the food and let the conversation flow. Carl Honore

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I love taking things out of context and playing with them and chopping up rules. Helen Oyeyemi

Love Rules Out Taking Context Up Them Chopping Things Playing

If a man is pictured chopping off a woman's breast, it only gets a R rating, but if, God forbid, a man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an X rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness? Sally Struthers

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