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“The reason it's called "Grape Nuts" is that it contains "dextrose," which is also sometimes called "grape sugar," and also because "Grape Nuts" is catchier, in terms of marketing, than "A Cross Between Gerbil Food and Gravel," which is what it tastes like.”
Dave Barry
“The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.”
Cesar Chavez
“I am sure the grapes are sour.”
Aesop
“My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you.”
Daisy Ashford
“When the fox cannot reach the grapes he says they are not ripe”
Greek proverb
“When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.”
Bible
“The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.”
William Shakespeare
“No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”
Epictetus
“They can't harvest the grapes until they are ready. They can't try to pick them early, the crop wouldn't be able to go to market.”
Tom Monroe
“You don't want to pick grapes and have some of the earlier ripening mixed with the higher ripening, because you might get a blend of average. You want to pick all of them at their optimum maturity.”
Daniel Bosch