Danny Meyer quote: "During one of his uncannily well-timed impromptu visits to my restaurant, Union Square Cafe, Pat Cetta taught me how to manage people. Pat was the owner of a storied New York City steakhouse called Sparks, and by that time, he was an old pro at running a fine restaurant."

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Festive cocktails mean color, lots of color.
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How can you franchise hospitality?
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Be aware of textural elements throughout a party, like silverware, stemware, and linens. But the big...
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Hospitality knows no gender or race.
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Hospitality exists when you believe that the other person is on your side.
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Shake Shack started off as a summer hot dog cart in Madison Square Park. It was not meant to be a co...
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One of my great teachers was the late Jean-Claude Vrinat of Taillevent in Paris.
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A cocktail done right can really show your guests that you care.
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I think that Shake Shack wouldn't exist had it not been for Twitter. I don't think you would...
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It's not fancy, it's just good,
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Comfort food is absolutely moving upscale.
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You wouldn't have the same art on the walls at every restaurant or the same waiter uniforms. Nei...
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I run in London, in San Francisco - any city that's got a waterfront or park.
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People use restaurants to do business, to do politics, to socialize.
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He's taking a high-risk approach.
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When push comes to shove, baseball is one of my favorite things in the world.
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Use your time well. Everyone gets time equally. It doesn't matter how much money you make.
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Good service means never having to ask for anything.
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I couldn't sit in a chair in an office all day.
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In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.
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Hey, Rosalie? Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool.
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But it doesn't make sense for you to love me...
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You should have seen his face when I started taking my clothes off. Priceless.
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Of course, you’d warm up faster if you took your clothes off.
STEPHENIE MEYER

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I used to think of you that way, you know. Like the sun. My personal sun. You balanced out the cloud...
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Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of lig...
STEPHENIE MEYER

Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk.
STEPHENIE MEYER

I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.
STEPHENIE MEYER

He's like a drug for you, Bella.
STEPHENIE MEYER

Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother,Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut...
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A hundred yards away, Mike Newton was lowering Bella's limp body to the sidewalk. She slumped unresp...
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This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds - the most beautiful senses, the most ...
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One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.
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Today is a brand new beginning for me!
JOYCE MEYER

The right thing isn't always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thi...
STEPHENIE MEYER

Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s ...
STEPHENIE MEYER

But hoping," he said, "is how the impossible can be possible after all.
MARISSA MEYER

Are you still waiting for me to fall in love with you?
MARISSA MEYER

I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.
MARISSA MEYER

Captain,” she murmured.
“I think I’m in love with you.”
An eyebrow shot up. She c...
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A relieved grin filled up Thorne’s face. “We’re having another moment, aren’t we?”
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Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?” Kai snorted.

“Delete anything that...
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I don't know. I don't actually remember anything from before the surgery."

His eyebrows r...
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It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.
MARISSA MEYER

If you're fighting moodiness and depression you don't want to hang around a bunch of other moody and...
JOYCE MEYER

Look after my heart - I've left it with you.
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It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you...
STEPHENIE MEYER

And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thril...
STEPHENIE MEYER

You'll make mistakes because it's impossible to know what is or isn't a mistake until it's made.
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To me Americanism means an imperative duty to be nobler than the rest of the world.
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Death is Peaceful, Life is Harder
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Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV.
STEPHENIE MEYER

Maybe the princess could save herself."
"That sounds like a pretty good story too.
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Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.
JOYCE MEYER

I know love and lust don't always keep the same company.
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When you focus on how wonderful God is and all the great things He's done... is doing... and eve...
JOYCE MEYER

No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no...
JOYCE MEYER

In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend m...
JOYCE MEYER

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.
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At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyon...
JOYCE MEYER

Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of ge...
JOYCE MEYER

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JOYCE MEYER

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to ...
JOYCE MEYER

I've been saying for a couple of years now that people need to let God out of the Sunday morning...
JOYCE MEYER

Don't judge other people. For example, if you want God's anointing to be on you for parentin...
JOYCE MEYER

Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, mi...
JOYCE MEYER

Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgme...
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Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have...
DEBBIE MEYER

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.
JOYCE MEYER

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JOYCE MEYER

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JOYCE MEYER

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy yo...
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If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... ...
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JOYCE MEYER

God never promised us a trouble-free life.
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JOYCE MEYER

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
JOYCE MEYER

There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.
JOYCE MEYER

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.
JOYCE MEYER

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.
JOYCE MEYER

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JOYCE MEYER

When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something...
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When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you 'You're no good,' you don'...
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I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
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The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a con...
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Being authentic can be a good thing in that often people who are fixated on that are also fixated on...
EDGAR MEYER

Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.
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They wouldn't let me play; only Alice would play games with me anymore.
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Even if we all want you here, you don't belong until you decide you do.
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I'm gonna fight for you, until your heart stops beating.
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You never know how much time you'll have.
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Fall down again, Bella?'
No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face.
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Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them.
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but you see, just because we've been...dealt a certain hand...it doesn't mean we can't choose to ris...
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A captain always knows where his ship is. It's like a psychic bond.”
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I held you in my hands, Wanderer, and you were beautiful.
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The clouds I can handle, but I can't fight with an eclipse.
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I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect…...
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During one of his uncannily well-timed impromptu visits to my restaurant, Union Square Cafe, Pat Cetta taught me how to manage people. Pat was the owner of a storied New York City steakhouse called Sparks, and by that time, he was an old pro at running a fine restaurant.

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During one of his uncannily well-timed impromptu visits to my restaurant, Union Square Cafe, Pat Cetta taught me how to manage people. Pat was the owner of a storied New York City steakhouse called Sparks, and by that time, he was an old pro at running a fine restaurant.

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