“Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, the...” — Christian Nestell Bovee Quote

Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

The air that people breathe in many Chinese cities has become dangerously polluted. Their food supply is subject to constant contamination scandals. Now it appears that not merely stagnant ponds but the water people draw from deep underground is already tainted.

I remember how difficult it was to resist the food served on the sets of a movie directed by Abbas and Mustan. They love food, and I could not resist digging into their dabba for some wonderful meals.

My big pet peeve with people posting food - and I love it when people post food - but my number one thing is when you're posting at a restaurant, and it's dark, like a date night, food never looks good. Flash looks horrible, no flash looks horrible. It's important to only do food photos during daylight - and it's all about color with Instagram.

We hear time and again what a prosperous, affluent country Britain is, the sixth richest in the world. But aren't we ashamed that people who need emergency food handouts are eating cold beans and stewed steak from the tin, or handing it back, because they can't even heat it up?