Candice Olson Quotes

I'm part of the party, getting the crowd fired up, singing songs, pouring drinks, whatever it takes to get them to have a good time. When I walk into the meet-and-greet, someone's always going to have a story, a sad story or a happy story.

When designing a kitchen, always keep in mind the social aspect.

Your home is a kind of a reflection of your family, your life, where you're at, where you want to be, so I love to entertain people in it.

I like to think of myself as the host at a party, and, if everybody is having a good time, so much the better.

I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff.

People are either born hosts or born guests.

If you look at the statistics, people spend most of their time in the kitchen. Aside from the backyard, it's one of my favorite places to renovate.

If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps.

I love entertaining people! It's who I am.

I love cooking and having friends over for dinner, so a beautiful table to sit around is a must.

A cocktail party is what you call it when you invite everyone you know to come over to your house at six p.m., put cigarettes out on your rug, and leave at eight to go somewhere more interesting for dinner without inviting you.

The house is always full, and we're always cooking - outside, inside, for six, eight, a dozen, 20 people.

I love to have a dinner party. I love to have people over. I like the feeling it creates in my home - having guests laughing and telling their stories - and I put a lot of thought into it. I plan my menu kind of depending on whatever mood I'm in.

My mom is a great entertainer.

People like me as a host.

I'm not a cook at all, but I wanted to have a house with a really nice kitchen.

I've always felt happiest entertaining.

Those who know me, after a few beers, I love music and I love to dance, but that doesn't mean I'll be any good!

Paint and new flooring are simple refreshers. But it's not worth it to update all the kitchen cabinets if it's still the same bad layout.

I'm happy to hang out with friends, but I'm not the type who entertains guests, not even at home.

Usually, if you stop for tea, someone will feel the desire to join you.

I was always in dance and performing arts school. All of my schools were performing arts. I'm the one that, like, turns up the whole party.

All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

The last time I went back to a girl's house for an impromptu house party I spent most of the night straightening out rugs, putting down coasters and alphabetising DVDs while all around me people got off with whoever was closest and gradually headed off to various rooms to make more mess, no doubt.