Turkeys Quotes - Page 4

• Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living;
  Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving.

  DMX

  Rap, Ghetto, Hip Hop

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• Two races we've lost which I'm genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.

  Bernie Ecclestone

  Race, Two, Upset

  Source: www.topgear.com

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• The turkey that President Obama will pardon this Thanksgiving is from California. The turkey said, "I don't need a pardon. I need a job.'

  Conan O'Brien

  Jobs, Funny Thanksgiving, California

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• I was leafing through a magazine where there was a before-and-after picture of a woman who went from a size 5 to a size 3 by liposuction. Was she serious? I've cooked bigger turkeys than her "before" picture.

  Erma Bombeck

  Magazines, Before And After, Size

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• I know electric knives are excellent for carving turkeys that have had their bones removed and been forced into a mold to shape them. Please note that those turkeys are called hams.

  John Hodgman

  Knives, Ham, Shapes

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Detente - isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey - until Thanksgiving?

  Ronald Reagan

  Farmers, Detente

  Ronald Reagan, Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, George P. Shultz, Martin Anderson (2001). “Reagan, In His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

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• On Thanksgiving, you realize you're living in a modern world. Millions of turkeys baste themselves in millions of ovens that clean themselves.

  George Carlin

  Food, Cooking, World

  George Carlin (1998). “Brain Droppings”, Hyperion

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• I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It's what I wanted to do, so we went.

  Kelly Clarkson

  Birthday, Shooting, Wanted

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• I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus.

  Shawn Johnson

  Meat, Sushi, Obsessed

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• Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide due to Turkish objections. This approach sends absolutely the wrong signal to Turkey and to the rest of the world.

  Patrick J. Kennedy

  Leadership, Years, House

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• Turkey, Australia, and Japan are three of my top destinations.

  Rick Riordan

  Japan, Australia, Three

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• The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture, like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays - beyond their meaning - a factor in our economy.

  Bob Schieffer

  Christmas, Thanksgiving, Football

  "Schieffer: More Than Just a Game" by Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. February 3, 2014.

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• Grain that is used to feed animals that end up on our tables as turkeys and hams could have gone to feed starving people.

  Peter Singer

  Animal, People, Gone

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• To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense.

  Gerrit Smith

  Rights, Nonsense

  Gerrit Smith (1856). “Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress [1853-1854].”, p.18

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• The two of them went down in a heap, with not even a turkey to break their fall.

  Eoin Colfer

  Fall, Two, Break

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• Listen, you might want to pack a few of your things together before going to bed. The former bishop of Turkey will be coming tonight along with six to eight black men. They might put some candy in your shoes, they might stuff you into a sack and take you to Spain, or they might just pretend to kick you. We don't know for sure, but we want you to be prepared." This was the reward for living in the Netherlands. As a child you get to hear this story, and as an adult you get to turn around and repeat it.

  David Sedaris

  Children, Men, Eight

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• The thing about Wes," Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, "is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what's broken.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Broken, Pieces

  Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.68, Penguin

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• Dan watched in awe. "I didn't know you talk Turkey." "I speak Turkish.

  Peter Lerangis

  Speak, Turkish, Awe

  Peter Lerangis (2012). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 3: The Dead of Night”, p.65, Scholastic Inc.

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• The poet dreams of the classroom I dreamed I stood up in class And I said aloud: Teacher, Why is algebra important? Sit down, he said. Then I dreamed I stood up And I said: Teacher, I’m weary of the turkeys That we have to draw every fall. May I draw a fox instead? Sit down, he said. Then I dreamed I stood up once more and said: Teacher, My heart is falling asleep And it wants to wake up. It needs to be outside. Sit down, he said.

  Mary Oliver

  Dream, Teacher, Fall

  Mary Oliver (2010). “Swan: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.27, Beacon Press

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• Oh yeah? What did you have last night?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. With a pickle." "And the night before?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. No pickle." She giggled. "What was the last hot meal you cooked?" He pretended to rack his brains. "Uh...beans and franks. On Monday.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Monday, Night, Brain

  Nicholas Sparks (2010). “The Lucky One”, p.96, Hachette UK

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• Everyone stopped to blink at that for a second. I mean, come on. Impaled by a guided frozen turkey missile. Even by the standards of the quasi-immortal creatures of the night, that ain't something you see twice. "For my next trick," I panted into the startled silence, "anvils.

  Jim Butcher

  Mean, Night, Silence

  Jim Butcher (2004). “Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files”, p.113, Penguin

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• Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent bird... a social being... capable of actual affection... nuzzling its young with almost human- like compassion. Anyway, it's dead and we're gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family.

  Berkeley Breathed

  Funny, Christmas, Food

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• You first parents of the human race...who ruined yourself for an apple, what might you have done for a truffled turkey?

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

  Food, Race, Apples

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• I love to cook. I make an award-winning turkey chili.

  Joely Fisher

  Winning, Awards, Cooks

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Do you realize that if the pilgrims have been chasing bobcats instead of turkeys.. we'd all be eating pussy on Thanksgiving?!

  Redd Foxx

  Pussy, Bobcats, Realizing

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