"God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest"

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes"

"One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste"

"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead"

"The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small"

"What is food to one man is bitter poison to others"

"Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied"

"The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them"

"I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music"