David Shannon quotes

David Shannon quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Fairy dust is very useful. I use it to turn oatmeal into cake.”
-- David Shannon

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“Life is not simple, and therefore history, which is past life, is not simple.”
-- David Shannon

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“Much of our ignorance is of ourselves. Our eyes are full of dust. Prejudice blinds us.”

Source : Abraham Coles (1885). “The Life and Teachings of Our Lord in Verse: Being a Complete Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels, with Original Notes Textual Index, Etc. Two Volumes in One, Vol. 1 -- The Evangel (second Edition), Vol. 2 -- The Light of the World”
“Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. We are nothing, but dust and to dust we shall return. Amen.”
“We're really just the frosting on a cake and we don't know what's inside the cake.”

Source : "Astrophysicist Adam Riess Plays Not My Job". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! " with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. November 24, 2012.
“I love cakes. Chocolate and coconut cakes. I love that combination!”
“For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”
“I'll have wine or a piece of cake once in a while, but I don't look at it as sliding backwards, even if I go a whole week without working out. I don't dwell on it and beat myself up - I just try to have a healthier day tomorrow.”
“When I got inside, I just sort of stood there. There's nothing stranger than the smell of someone else's house. The scent goes right to your stomach. Mary's house smelled like lemon furniture polish and oatmeal cookies and logs in a fireplace. For some reason it made me want to curl up in the fetal position. I could have slept right there on their kitchen table.”
“I am a believer in nutrient timing and supplementation, through 8Zone. I love eggs, apples, wild fish, leafy greens, brown rice, pasta, oatmeal, home grown Washington Potatoes, and cooking with coconut and olive oils.”
“Fairy dust is very useful. I use it to turn oatmeal into cake.”
“I can't tell you enough about cinnamon. Cinnamon is an awesome spice to use and it goes great with something like apples in the morning or in a mixture of fruit or in your oatmeal or even in your cereal.”

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