Isak Dinesen Quotes

I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.

I think I'm a people person. I get very attached to people. And I've become so attached to all the people on my show, the cast, the crew and the producers.

That point of life when I learned I could cook, that always made me understand what cooks felt like feeding other people. It's okay to receive, but it's really cool to give, so food is to me sexy because it's the fact that someone is giving it to someone else.

My favourite thing is cooking for my friends. There are 13 of us who all met at university. They come round once a week, and I make a huge lasagne.

I think that sharing experiences with a person is very valuable, because it allows you to have a bond to become closer.

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.

The origin of a modern party is anthropological: humans meet and share food to lower hostility between them and indicate friendship.

If you want to make friends, go out of your way to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness, and thoughtfulness.

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its affections to a few esteemed characters.

When I die, I should be ashamed to leave enough to build me a monument if there were a wanting friend above ground. I would enjoy the pleasure of what I give by giving it alive and seeing another enjoy it.

When a good friend gives you his or her book, you don't want to read it, because you're afraid that it's not going be what you hope it can be.

When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so.

If we were always conscious of the fact that people precious to us are frighteningly mortal, hanging not even by a thread, but by a wisp of gossamer, perhaps we would be kinder to them and more grateful for the love and friendship they give to us.

If you go out looking for friends, they'll be scarce. If you go out looking to be one, you'll have all the friends you need.

I've said consistently, the advice I give to Donald is to Donald [Trump]. And that's based upon our friendship over the last 14 years and the way I would expect to.

It is not the shilling I give you that counts, but the warmth that it carries with it from my hand.

Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of other people -- it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face-to-face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is not about the presence of other people -- it is about being fully open to the reality of relationship, whether or not we are alone.

Focus on giving smiles away and you will always discover that your own smiles will always be in great supply!

Good cheese needs good companions.

Happiness is like a kiss, in order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else.

I really enjoy simple things in life. I just like the idea of bringing together a few ingredients and being able to transform it into something delicious and warm that my friends can sit around and enjoy. Most of my socializing is based around good food and good wine.