Salty Quotes

• Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

  Jesse Jackson

  Change, Sympathy, Sweat

  "The preacher comes to town" by Laura Smith, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2005.

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• There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

  Iain Banks

  Tears, Soup, Life Is

  Iain Banks (2002). “Look to Windward”, p.389, Simon and Schuster

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• The attempt to satisfy greed is like drinking salty water when thirsty.
  When lost in greed we look outward rather than inward for satisfaction, yet we never find enough to fill the emptiness we wish to escape.
  The real hunger we feel is for knowledge of our true nature.

  Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

  Nature, Real, Drinking

  Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Mark Dahlby (2004). “The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep”, p.38, Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

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• I'm a salty, greasy girl. I give every french fry a fair chance. Could you just lay some lard in my belly?

  Cameron Diaz

  Girl, Giving, Chance

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• When I sit near the ocean in the morning and write my verses and breathe the salty wind which is coming from the water, I rejoice in God and I am blissful, as I was as a child.

  Joseph Goebbels

  Morning, Children, Ocean

  "Michael: a German fate in diary notes". Book by Joseph Goebbels, 1929.

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• We must know the difference between sweat and tears. Sweat is wet. Tears are wet. Sweat is salty. Tears are salty. But progress comes through sweat. Progress never came through tears.

  Jesse Jackson

  Sweat, Differences, Progress

  Jesse Jackson, Roger D. Hatch, Frank E. Watkins (1987). “Straight from the heart”, Fortress Pr

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• Heat radiated off Henry's face. Salty snot ran down his upper lip. A majestic fart propelled him to the top of Section 12, just at the springing of the stadium's curve. He slapped the sign as if high-fiving a teammate. It gave back a game shudder. He was crusing now, darkness be damned, stripping off his sweatshirt and his long underwear top without breaking stride.

  Chad Harbach

  Running, Games, Curves

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• A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful.

  Andrew Bird

  Espresso, Water, Machines

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• You were right, Hale. It was a bad job. It was a bad call. You were right to leave." "Kat..." Hale tried to reach for her, but even in the sand, Kat was quick and sure on her feet, and she moved nimbly away, leaving Hale with nothing but a fistful of salty air. "Thanks for coming back and helping me find her and all, but..." She looked at Gabrielle, who stood leaning against Simon, still bruised and almost broken. " I think I've got to take it from here.".... She was sure right up until the point when Hale said, "No.

  Ally Carter

  Jobs, Thinking, Air

  Ally Carter (2012). “Heist Society: Uncommon Criminals”, p.103, Hachette UK

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• This is the extent of his knowledge of the sea: it was very big, it was salty, and fish lived there.

  Haruki Murakami

  Sea, Bigs, Fishes

  Haruki Murakami (2011). “Kafka On The Shore”, p.231, Random House

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• I'll go to a restaurant where I've never been before, and someone will say, "I don't have anything big for you to eat." I used to be a little salty about that, but at the end of the day, what they're saying is, "I know who you are. I watch your stuff." What's better than that? Gratitude is the attitude. That's the thing. What am I being pissy about?

  Adam Richman

  Gratitude, Attitude, The End Of The Day

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Both are salty, one will give me carpal tunnel, I'll go with the fries.

  Iliza Shlesinger

  Tunnels, Giving, Fries

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• I still have highs and lows, maybe I don't cry salty tears as much.

  Sarah Silverman

  Tears, Cry, Lows

  "Interview With Sarah Silverman: Advice for Bedwetters Everywhere!". Interview with Caitlin Colford, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 23, 2010.

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• If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.

  Jack Kornfield

  Ocean, Heart, Lakes

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• We all shed salty tears and shed red blood. All is one.

  Thich Thien-An

  Blood, Tears, Red

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• I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.

  Tyra Banks

  Positive, Food, Junk

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• Bacon. Crispy. Salty. I could just eat a mountain of bacon for breakfast; it's so delicious.

  Willie Geist

  Mountain, Breakfast, Delicious

  Source: on.today.com

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• If you put butter and salt on it, it tastes like salty butter.

  Terry Pratchett

  Taste, Salt, Discworld

  Terry Pratchett (2009). “Moving Pictures: (Discworld Novel 10)”, p.31, Random House

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• If you're wanting something salty, do air-popped popcorn. That, to me, would be a healthier choice than having any kind of fried chip.

  Bob Harper

  Air, Choices, Would Be

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• Oh salty sea, how much of your salt Is tears from Portugal?

  Fernando Pessoa

  Sea, Tears, Portugal

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• He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.

  Norton Juster

  Sweet, Memories, Tears

  Norton Juster (2011). “The Phantom Tollbooth”, p.124, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Sometimes, when you’re sad you don’t know what to do, it helps to be angry. But then the tears come back again all the same, and you fall asleep with the salty taste of them on your lips.

  Cornelia Funke

  Fall, Tears, Taste

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• Troubles cured you salty as a country ham, smoky to the taste, thick-skinned and tender inside.

  Marge Piercy

  Country, Adversity, Ham

  Marge Piercy (2013). “Circles on the Water”, p.76, Knopf

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• He pressed his face into the fabric and breathed in slowly through his mouth and nose, hoping for the faintest smoke and mountain sage and salty sweet stink of Jack but there was no real scent, only the memory of it, the imagined power of Brokeback Mountain of which nothing was left but what he held in his hands.

  Annie Proulx

  Sweet, Memories, Real

  Annie Proulx (2005). “Brokeback Mountain”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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• A simple way to make sure that you are getting a balanced diet is to include the six tastes (sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter, and astringent) in each meal. Along with the six tastes, filling your plate with the colors of the rainbow promotes a long and healthy life.

  Deepak Chopra

  Sweet, Simple, Color

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