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  • Anyone watching '30 Rock' always knew Tina Fey was playing a fictionalized version of herself, a workaholic comedy writer who also plays one on TV. She's the boss; Liz Lemon just works here. -- Rob Sheffield
  • Meadowlark Lemon is one very clever man, unique and truly one of a kind. -- Mickey Rooney
  • Lemon Tree is well worth seeing as a first-class artistic achievement bridging two civilizations. -- Andrew Sarris
  • Difficulties are made to be overcome ~ Miss Felicity Lemon, Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Plymouth Express -- Agatha Christie
  • There ain't no party like a Liz Lemon party 'cause a Liz Lemon party is mandatory! -- LIZ
  • Hercule Poirot: I am an imbecile. I see only half of the picture. Miss Lemon: I don't even see that. -- Agatha Christie
  • I imagined my fantasy co-author would look like Miranda Kerr, but have the intellect and comedic timing of Liz Lemon. -- Judy Greer
  • The Supreme Court refuses to abandon its convoluted Lemon test. The Lemon test has created havoc, misunderstanding, and hostility toward religion. -- Mathew Staver
  • Ralph Lemon is my idol. But music is my biggest passion. Frank Ocean's 'Pyramids' is on repeat. That kind of stuff with Frank Ocean makes me cry. -- Kyle Abraham
  • Death and life are, for most of us, too complex to comprehend, but Alex Lemon can pretty casually, accurately, and marvelously correlate them to heavy metal and birthday cake. -- Brenda Shaughnessy
  • I think garlic is absolutely critical. Lemon is absolutely critical to boost the immune system. Olive oil is absolutely critical ... just one teaspoon, it will last the whole month. -- Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
  • I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her. -- Cristin Milioti
  • My father gave me an old Olympia portable when I was in fourth grade. Our ancestors came from Ireland. Our family stories of immigration helped me understand more about my characters in 'The Lemon Orchard.' -- Luanne Rice
  • There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favorites. I don't know, just seemed like everybody I heard could play better than me. -- B. B. King
  • Mr. Lemon-Man has inspired millions across the world through his gift. I don't refer only to basketball, but also to his magnificent gift of caring, sharing, and loving all people. I only hope my kids would possess an ounce of the Lemon-Man's heart, which easily radiates through that smile. -- A. C. Green
  • Eighteen luscuios scrumpitous flavors, Chocolate,Lime and Cherry Coffee,Pumpkin, Fudge-Banana, Caramel Cream and boysenberry. Rocky Road and Toasted Almond, Butterscotch,Vanilla Dip, Butter Brinkle, Apple Ripple,Coconut,and Mocha Chip, Brandy Peach and Lemon Custard. Each scoop lovely.smooth and round. Tallest cream cone in town lying there on the ground. -- Shel Silverstein
  • When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. -- Dale Carnegie
  • If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade. -- Joan Collins
  • The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
  • Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away. -- Ricky Gervais
  • When I think of flavours, I think colour, so lemon should be yellow and orange is orange. -- Dylan Lauren
  • One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
  • I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade. -- Kevin Mitnick
  • In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?' -- Maya Angelou
  • I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms. -- Mary J. Blige
  • I keep returning to the combination of artichoke, broad beans and lemon. The freshness of young beans and the lemon juice 'lifts' the artichoke and balances its hearty nature. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
  • Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it's the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that's baked instead of fried. -- Hugh Jackman
  • We stopped cleaning our houses with lemon water and vinegar like our mothers did, and we clean with chemicals. We're breathing chemicals, and then everyone wonders why cancer is the biggest killer. -- Suzanne Somers
  • I adore summer entertaining. For a dinner party at the farm, I might prepare homemade fettuccine with porcini mushrooms, soft-shell crabs, spinach from the garden, and lemon tarts with fraises des bois for dessert. -- Martha Stewart
  • I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance. -- Mary J. Blige
  • From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity. -- Padma Lakshmi
  • I always have parmigiano-reggiano, olive oil and pasta at home. When people get sick, they want chicken soup; I want spaghetti with parmesan cheese, olive oil and a bit of lemon zest. It makes me feel better every time. -- Isabella Rossellini
  • I don't want you to think that I'm up late reading a stack of Spider-Man comics and eating a tray of lemon cookies while sucking my thumb. I'm not doing that. But I am loyal to the influences of my childhood. -- Nicolas Cage
  • If you can't afford organic food and are unable to grow your own, it's crucial to wash all inorganic produce very carefully to minimize the toxins you consume. Soak everything for 20 minutes in water with vinegar and salt or water with fresh lemon juice and salt. -- Suzanne Somers
  • Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic. Two others had each two oranges and one lemon given them every day. These they ate with greediness, at different times, upon an empty stomach. -- James Lind
  • I have a Viking stove. The color is butter lemon, and I had to wait several months for it, because that color wasn't available and I really wanted butter lemon! But I don't know that it's seriously ever been cooked on. I mean, I make tea every morning. Does that count? -- Andy Cohen
  • I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others. -- B. B. King
  • I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very simple. Basically, you cook the pasta and mix together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and zest and pour it over the pasta. -- Giada De Laurentiis
  • I always start the day with a cup of hot water and lemon - I find it really cleanses and hydrates me. I have very sensitive, dry skin, so I have to be careful about what I put on my face. My must-haves are Dermalogica cleansing gel and L'Or De Vie Creme Riche by Dior, which is thick and nourishing. -- Eva Green
  • While novels are fiction, mine are usually very close to my heart. Like my other books, 'The Lemon Orchard' is inspired by something I care about. I care so deeply. The stories are my dreams, and I want to do a lot of research. Roberto is based on a real live friend of mine named Armando who worked in my garden. -- Luanne Rice
  • I have kind of a weird technique with zucchini. I cut it into small cubes; sweat it in olive oil, adding just a little oil at time so it crisps. Then I cover it with boiling water, not stock, which really brings out the flavor of the zucchini, add lemon, thyme, and serve it with burrata and a fried zucchini flower. -- Tom Colicchio
  • If you have a lemon, make lemonade. -- Howard Gossage
  • If you have a lemon; make lemonade. -- Howard Gossage
  • Life is a lemon and I want my money back. -- Meat Loaf
  • If Life hands you a lemon, throw it at someone -- John Rzeznik
  • If fate sends you a lemon, use it to make lemonade. -- Lawrence Block
  • When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade. -- Andrew Carnegie
  • When life hands you a lemon, squeeze it and make lemonade. -- W. Clement Stone
  • I'm a sweet eater. I love lemon pie and sweet potato pie. -- Claude Williams
  • Diet Coke with lemon - didn't that used to be called Pledge? -- Jay Leno
  • and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. -- Douglas Adams
  • A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of. -- J. K. Rowling
  • There is no such thing as reconstituted lemon juice, only reconstituted taste buds. -- Bert Greene
  • When life gives you lemons... choke on them and die... you stupid lemon eater. -- Scott Adams
  • Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet. -- Diane Ackerman
  • I'm no cook. When I want lemon on chicken, I spray it with Pledge. -- Joan Rivers
  • People think that lemon is good for the voice, but it dries it out. -- Jill Scott
  • A grapefruit is just a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. -- Oscar Wilde
  • I pressed down the mental accelerator. The old lemon throbbed fiercely. I got an idea. -- P. G. Wodehouse
  • Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect. -- Jim Butcher
  • Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial ingredients but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons? -- Steven Wright
  • Beetroot, garlic, lemon ... and buy a bottle of olive oil. All these things are very critical. -- Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
  • A medium Vodka dry Martini - with a slice of lemon peel. Shaken and not stirred. -- Ian Fleming
  • I spent 30 minutes each morning rubbing my body with half a lemon to lighten my skin. -- Josephine Baker
  • It is probable that the lemon is the most valuable of all fruit for preserving health. -- Maud Grieve
  • When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got? -- Henry Rollins
  • Exploiting the stupidity of the American voter is fun and easy: kinda like squeezing a lemon. -- Jonathan Gruber
  • I feel squeezed like a lemon - interviewers and people keep turning up unannounced at my office! -- Francois Englert
  • I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup. -- Mason Cooley
  • I'm weird about fruity desserts like lemony, acidic, zesty... I don't like lemon things and orange things, really. -- Chrissy Teigen
  • A red apple isn't red, nor the lemon yellow. The sky is seldom blue, only when it isn't. -- Keith Crown
  • At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard. -- Alain Ducasse
  • My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was eleven miles away from a lemon -- Sydney Smith
  • Being a singer now I have to get all fussy... I must have my ginger and lemon and all that. -- Graham Coxon
  • Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body. -- Valentina Zelyaeva
  • My dad always said, If someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Plus that also works wonderfully as a metaphor. -- Emo Philips
  • So the freshness lives on in a lemon, in the sweet-smelling house of the rind, the proportions, arcane and acerb. -- Pablo Neruda
  • Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias. -- Gerald Durrell
  • I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon. -- Cate Blanchett
  • I am like a lemon. I'm pressed for more juice. When I have fun, there's still juice. I am not dried up. -- Carine Roitfeld
  • Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE. -- Malcolm Gladwell
  • Anytime the perfume of orange and lemon groves wafts in the window; the human body has to feel suffused with a languorous well-being. -- Frances Mayes
  • For mad scientists who keep brains in jars, here's a tip: Why not add a slice of lemon to each jar, for freshness. -- Jack Handey
  • They say the recipe for Sprite is lemon and lime. I tried to make it at home. There's more to it than that. -- Mitch Hedberg
  • I would love to do orange and lemon trees silhouetted against the blue sea, but I cannot find them the way I want them. -- Claude Monet
  • ...with each new book of mine I have always the feeling that this time I have picked a lemon in the garden of literature. -- P. G. Wodehouse
  • Jerusalem artichokes have a great affinity with nuts. I love them with chopped walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, garlic, herbs and plenty of olive oil. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
  • I'm standing here, holding a half a lemon in my hand. I'm speechless, I'm excited . . . I'm a wreck. Caleb wants to be where I am. -- Simone Elkeles
  • I've put an umbrella in my mouth and opened it. I sat in a lemon-meringue pie. I've done terrible things to my dog with a fork... -- Steve Martin
  • Tyrion Lannister could not have been more astonished if Aegon the Conqueror himself had burst into the room, riding on a dragon and juggling lemon pies. -- George R. R. Martin
  • The citric acid in lemon juice makes it perfect for bleaching, disinfecting and cutting through grease. And olive oil is a great alternative to furniture polish. -- Sheherazade Goldsmith
  • I often say that eggs and sugar should be beaten until they thicken and pale and sometimes, when there are lots of yolks, that's lemon colored. -- Dorie Greenspan
  • I don't drink any soda. None at all. Just water with lemon. If I need something different: iced tea. I don't have anything like protein shakes. -- Jillian Rose Reed
  • Raw garlic and a skin of the lemon - not only do they give you a beautiful face and skin but they also protect you from disease. -- Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
  • It was lemon verbena day, so the house was filled with a sweet-tart scent that conjured images of picnic blankets and white clouds shaped like true-love hearts. -- Sarah Addison Allen
  • I get up between 6:30 and 7 A.M., and my morning routine is always the same: hot water and lemon, eggs on toast and rose oil on the face. -- Alice Temperley
  • On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener. -- Maira Kalman
  • War and tooth enameled salted lemon childhoods All colors run, none of us solid Don't look for shadow behind me I carry it within I live cycles of light and darkness -- Suheir Hammad
  • Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds Are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me -- Eva Cassidy
  • There are so many flavors of Coke now - Coke with lemon, Coke with vanilla, Coke with lime, Cherry Coke, and they've just brought out another new flavor - Coke with Pepsi. -- David Letterman
  • I so connected to symbolically being able to turn lead into gold. My grandmother used to say, "Life give you a lemon, you go ahead and make lemonade." To me, that's alchemy. -- Will Smith
  • An anthropologist at Tulane has just come back from a field trip to New Guinea with reports of a tribe so primitive that they have Tide but not new Tide with lemon-fresh Borax. -- David Letterman
  • Today I will find something beautiful.Delicate pink blossoms on a cherry tree.The dove resting near the lemon buds.Sunbeams smiling from sky to earth.Smiling on me."Creating" in BREATHE IN -- Eileen Granfors
  • We are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop it. I tell women: Your body is not a lemon. -- Ina May Gaskin
  • As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
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