Julia Child Quotes

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Some children like to make castles out of their rice pudding, or faces with raisins for eyes. It is forbidden — so sternly that, when they grow up, they take a horrid revenge by dying meringues pale blue or baking birthday cakes in the form of horseshoes or lyres or whatnot.

Julia Child
This is a book for the servantless American cook who can be unconcerned on occasion with budgets, waistlines, time schedules, children's meals, the parent-chauffeur-den mother syndrome or anything else which might interfere with the enjoyment of producing something wonderful to eat.

Julia Child
Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

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The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a 'What the hell?' attitude.

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We are so bemused by our own petard, that we are unable to look at things objectively.

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But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.

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Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.

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I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.

Julia Child
In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for.

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"Too much trouble," "Too expensive," or "Who will know the difference" are death knells for good food.

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This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook — try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!

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Sometimes...it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.

Julia Child
The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

Julia Child