“It's pitiful to have a life in which junk food is awarded the same high status as sex.”

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American writer 1940–2017

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“In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.”

Sue Grafton (1940–2017) American writer

Source: Q is for Quarry

“I have learned the junk equation. Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.”

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“Junk short-circuits sex. The drive to non-sexual sociability comes from the same place sex comes from, so when I have an H or M shooting habit I am non-sociable. If someone wants to talk, O. K. But there is no drive to get acquainted. When I come off the junk, I often run through a period of uncontrolled sociability and talk to anyone who will listen.”

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“Jessica and I have always worked hard to teach our kids not to be mean. We tolerate noise and mess and junk food, but not meanness.”

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“The movement I have initiated against the entry of junk food has already resulted in the reduction of sales of KFC in Bangalore to a record low.”

Maneka Gandhi (1956) Indian politician and activist

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“Don't ask God to bless junk food and miraculously transform it so that it has nutritional value. That's not how God works.”

Bill Hybels (1951) American writer

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Brahmins cannot hope to claim a high and superior status forever. Times are changing. They have to come down. Then only they could survive with dignity. Otherwise they will one day be forfeiting their high status. It will not be by force. It will be just laws of the land and the people.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879–1973) Tamil politician and social reformer

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“Good food does lead to sex. As it should.”

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“You would not serve junk food at a banquet, and your book must be a banquet. Get your language from Swift, not from Shopsy's.”

Robertson Davies (1913–1995) Canadian journalist, playwright, professor, critic, and novelist

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“Federal government administers, oversees, and approves almost every aspect of the dairy checkoff program. These funds are used to promote junk foods, which contribute to the very diseases our federal government is allegedly trying to prevent.”

Michele Simon (1965) public health lawyer

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“It's pitiful to have a life in which junk food is awarded the same high status as sex.”

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