. . . We were at a restaurant in Cairo and the server said something to John in Arabic. As John turned to me to translate, I said, “They’re out of this dish, but happy to bring something else.” . . . It was the tone the server used—at first, apologetic, then as if he were offering a replacement as consolation. . .
“I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” —George H. W. Bush
“Don’t fuel your body at the same place where you fuel your car. . . Gas stations have become processed-corn stations: ethanol outside for your car and high-fructose corn syrup inside for you.” —Michael Pollan
Don’t sweat the small stuff. You may get lost. Things may not go as you planned. Let go of your need to control… Continuously pushing you out of your comfort zone, travel forces you to adapt.
Two large carrots have 24,056 IU of vitamin A, which is 482% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA). Yet, it’s perfectly safe to eat two carrots a day. The body won’t convert excess beta-carotene into usable vitamin A.
