Julia Child Quotes

...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing — not career or housework, or one's fatigue — and it needs to be tended and nurtured.

Fat gives things flavor.

Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.

We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.

You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.

Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh bien, tant pis. Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile, then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile, and learn from her mistakes.

One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.

Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!

Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and an inability to verbalize my ideas); I had a lack of confidence, which cause me to back down from forcefully stated positions; and I was overly emotional at the expense of careful, 'scientific' though. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

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.