Edna Ferber Quotes

I like stability.

I guess I crave stability.

I like people who are predictable.

What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add flour and then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing! It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure; it has a mathematical certainty in a world where those of us who long for some kind of certainty are forced to settle for crossword puzzles.

I was feeling safe. Not the kind of safe where you know there are still bad things howling outside the door waiting to get in. No, it was the kind of safe where you sink down in your bed at the end of the day and know you can go to sleep and everything is going to be the same tomorrow.

Roast Beef, Medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy. Seated at Life's Dining Table, with the menu of Morals before you, your eye wanders a bit over the entrees, the hors d'oeuvres, and the things a la though you know that Roast Beef, Medium, is safe and sane, and sure.

We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.

I like predictability because I know what I'm getting into.

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

Of all the things a body loves, predictability is one of them.

Roast beef, medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order.

It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

I always say, 'Eat clean to stay fit; have a burger to stay sane.'

Being spontaneous at times is a must. Being spontaneous all the time is a crazy person.

People want security in this insecure world.

You will go most safely in the middle.

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way.

There are certain comforts of living here in Dubai, the comforts of so many mosques and so much good food... It's just that much more secure. And may God keep it safe.

Predictability can eventually be defended.

I'm not a guy who wants to skydive and open my parachute at the last minute. I want to open my parachute right away and know what's coming.