Julia Child Quotes - Page 8

Fine #‎ wine is a living liquid ... Its life comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death.

I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say 'him' rather than 'her.' Maybe it's because of my generation, but I don't like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male.

I would happily die with a bottle of white Burgundy in my mouth.

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.

Too much trouble,' 'Too expensive,' or 'Who will know the difference' are death knells for good food. ... Cooking is not a particularly difficult art, and the more you cook and learn about cooking, the more sense it makes.

If you don't pick your audience, you're lost because you're not really talking to anybody.

I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

I love to teach - that's my role.

The shellfish thing is very scary. You have to know the people you buy from and exactly where their wholesalers are getting the fish from.

I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips.

I always try to buy just what I need. You get ideas as to what's in season and what's best. I think if you have a preconceived idea before shopping, that makes it difficult. You have to have an open mind.

My father was in charge of managing the farm.

Cooking hasn't yet been accepted as the art form it is. It should be on the level with any of the other art forms.

I'd like for people to be able to go to the universities and get a degree in fine arts-gastronomy.

I'm not wild about those twenty-four hour marinades