Quotes from Jamie Oliver

Give your kids a bloody knife and fork and let me put some fresh food in front of them they can eat.

Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to.

Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen.

Heads know that failing to invest in good, nutritious food is a false economy and parents won't tolerate reconstituted turkey being put back on the menu.

I hate making TV documentaries.

Just because the Americans are so good at rattling out accessible and cheap junk food, nobody looks twice when it comes to their food. But there are golden nuggets everywhere.

The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance.

I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.

I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact. We're not doing enough for those who fail; they need a more physical, tactile approach, involving people skills, team-building, problem-solving, building things.

I left school with basically nothing, I was a special needs kid. I did feel as though my school had let me down.

The world is blessed most by men who do things, not by those who merely talk about them.

It's just us trying to start a movement where everybody passes on a bit of cooking knowledge. We estimate that one person can potentially affect 180 others very quickly so we're just trying to spread the word.

It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And certainly with kids and school food, kids need to be nannied for sure. So give them a bloody good meal at school.

In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth.

As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.

Stop being a vegan and start enjoying what you eat.

When I was a schoolkid, I went to Castleton quite a few times. We'd be there studying rocks, going down these big hills. It was a great place!

If you only design menus that are essentially junk or fast food, the whole infrastructure supports junk.

Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food is ingredients.

I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.

From quite an early age I realised the effect that good food can have on others.

I think food culture is always evolving, and there will constantly be people looking both forward and back. That's what makes it exciting.

I never get tired of talking about food. I do getting tired of fighting governments when they are so clearly not putting the best interest of the children forward.

If you can eat with mates or friends or family, I mean, it's such a brilliant thing isn't it? If you feel really rubbish and you have a nice bit of food it makes you feel good, you know?