A is for Awesome. -Olive Penderghast

Let me just begin by saying that there are two sides to every story. This is my side, the right one. -Olive Penderghast

— Easy A

“olive trees. As I looked closer at them I wondered if they had escaped; their trunks and roots were so gnarled and scarred it…

— Giacomo Giammatteo

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

— George Herbert

Good morrow, fair ones; pray you, if you know, Where in the purlieus of this forest stands A sheep-cote fenc'd about with olive trees?

— William Shakespeare

I do a chimichurri sauce with garlic, parsley, olive oil, and red and black pepper. You just mince the garlic and the parsley and…

— Julie Gonzalo

Technically, my husband and I are residents of the Alpes-Maritimes, where we are tucked away on our olive farm overlooking the Bay of Cannes…

— Carol Drinkwater

“He knows his olive trees better than he knows his children.”

— Rebecca Helm-Ropelato

If my cuisine were to be defined by just one taste, it would be that of subtle, aromatic, extra-virgin olive oil.

— Alain Ducasse

“Olive Oil Olive oilΔ is made from only the green olive fruit. Olive oil may be made by the pressure applied by hand to…

— Ruby Parker Puckett

“Olive trees grow in the same climate and soil conditions as grapes. The olive oil people have been up in Napa Valley all along,…

— Mary Roach

Americans who visit Tuscany or Umbria love the landscape: the silvery olive groves, the fields of sunflowers, the vineyards, the stone houses and barns.

— Anthony Lewis

“Olive had great courage. Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.”

— steinbeck, John

Maybe some people will not agree, but I like to eat sardines in the morning for breakfast. I think some people will have a…

— David H. Murdock

“Now that Olive was grown, I didn't know what to do with myself. You could build your life around one single thing, like a…

— Michael Lee West

Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation.

— Paramahansa Yogananda