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" 'Fast Food Nation' appeared as an article in 'Rolling Stone' before it was a book, so I was extending it from the article, and by that time, everyone could read the article. "

Eric Schlosser

Book

Stone

Nation

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" I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for the 'Atlantic Monthly.' "

" Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders. "

" I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand. "

" It's not a question of McDonald's vanishing from the face of the earth. It's a question of these companies assuming some more responsibility for what they're selling. "

" Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters. "

" The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead the public, and how aggressively it goes after anybody who criticizes its business practices. "

" Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time. "

" If you eat, you should be concerned about the people who are providing you with food. "

" The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups. "

" By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons. "

" I'd like to think that, in the United States, you can criticize a company that makes hamburgers without having to worry about what might happen to you. "

" The symptoms of food poisoning often don't appear for days after the contaminated meal was eaten. As a result, most cases of food poisoning are never properly diagnosed. "

" McDonald's has been extraordinary at site selection; it was a pioneer in studying the best places for retail locations. One of the things it did is study very carefully where sprawl was headed. "

" Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports. "

" By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person. "

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Birth

Feel

" I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became. "

" I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large. "

" I'm just angry at the sort of things that are winding up in ground beef. I'm angry that other people - mainly children - are going to be sickened by eating a hamburger. "

" I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home. "

" One of my favorite dishes in the world used to be steak tartare, which is raw ground beef seasoned and then served. "

" McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through. "

" As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source. "