"Upscale people are fixated with food simply because they are now able to eat so much of it without getting fat, and the reason they don't get fat is that they maintain a profligate level of calorie expenditure. The very same people whose evenings begin with melted goats cheese... get up at dawn to run, break for a mid-morning aerobics class, and watch the evening news while racing on a stationary bicycle."
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"It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or worse to dwell on it afterwards, to discuss it and wallow in the remembered pleasures of every mouthful. Those whose minds dwell before dinner on the spit, and after on the dishes, are fit only to be scullions."
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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Madeleine Albright was the United States 64th Secretary of State, serving under President Bill Clinton. She was the first female to hold the position and at the time was the highest-ranking woman in the government. Fluent in English, Czech and French and able to read Russian, German and Polish, Albright's career in public service began in 1978 as a staff member of the National Security Council. She also served as Ambassador to the United Nations. She penned four bestsellers about her years in public service, including her autobiography, Madam Secretary: …
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