Julia Child Quotes

There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now.

I think in France, for example, we can say whatever we want about the French, but going out and dining is more about the intellectual moment to share with the people you dine with than trying to figure out what the chef did with that little piece of salmon or lobster and all that.

Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class.

Me and modesty don't mix.

Maybe one day when I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.'

I'm just pretty proud of myself.

Even if I was running an idli shop for a living, I know that my idlis will taste good because that's how highly I rate my work ethic.

I've always had long hair and it's something I'm proud of.

I never regret what I do. I'm very proud of every work I have done.

I think it's really important for every young person to work in a kitchen because you learn a life skill.

I am proud to be a Richie.

I took pride in knowing, 'Hey, my numbers may be down, but football guys know I'm playing at a high level.'

I am a very proud person.

We should all be proud of who and what we are.

I am living proof that if you work hard enough, you will be able to achieve anything and I take a lot of pride in what I have achieved.

My mom, she's a great cook. You know, pirogue, borscht. I love borscht, and I love Pilemeni, meat dumplings.

My pride and my power of vision were all that I owned when I started - and whatever I achieved, was achieved by means of them. Both are greater now. Now I have the knowledge of the superlative value I had missed: of my right to be proud of my vision. The rest is mine to reach.

I am the best there ever was!

One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.

So Stapes conducted a dinner for just the two of us, then informed me of a dozen small but important mistakes I had made. Setting down a dirty utensil was considered crude, for example. That meant it was perfectly acceptable to lick one's knife clean. In fact, if you didn't want to dirty your napkin it was the only seemly thing to do.

Always chew on your pretzels before you swallow.

You've got to appeal to the pride in people. When a woman is flabby and soft, she's unattractive. When you married a beautiful girl and all of a sudden you start seeing her tits down and her breath stinks and she's not clean anymore and has no pride in herself, you can't love her. You may bullshit yourself, but you can't. Energy makes people beautiful. That's what charisma is.

I never use a napkin on my lap at a restaurant...because I believe in myself.

When chopping onions, just chop onions.

Just be yourself man, be proud of who you are.