Quotes from Julia Child

A party without a cake is just a meeting.

the servantless American cook who enjoyed producing something wonderful to eat—would feel the same way.

I am chewing my nails off to the elbow, like Noel Coward's lady.

When you know your time in a place is running out, you try to fix such moments in your mind's eye.

People seem to be awfully gullible. They'll believe anything. ~in The NPR Intreviews, 1996, edited by Robert Siegel

Travel, we agreed, was a litmus test: if we could make the best of the chaos and serendipity that we'd inevitably meet in transit, then we'd surely be able to sail through the rest of life together just fine. So far, we'd done pretty well.

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

IN EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

In Russia today, as a method for getting rid of opposition, an unsubstantiated implication of treason, such as yours, is often used. But it should never be used in the United States. .

In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics.

One evening, we stopped at a charming Tudor inn, where we were served boiled chicken, with little feathers sticking out of the skin, partially covered with a typical English white sauce. Aha! At last I would try the infamous sauce that the French were so chauvinistic about. The sauce was composed of flour and water (not even chicken bouillon) and hardly any salt. It was truly horrible to eat, but a wonderful cultural experience.

As Therese Asche used to say "A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine.

their partnership greater than the sum of its parts.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

Being tall is an advantage especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd you'll always have some clean air to breathe.

You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.

Too much trouble," "Too expensive," or "Who will know the difference" are death knells for good food.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all of the time.

In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

The more you know, the more you can create. There's no end to imagination in the kitchen.

With enough butter, anything is good

The war broke out, and I wanted to do something to aid my country in a time of crisis. I was too tall for the WACs and WAVES, but eventually joined the OSS and set out into the world looking for adventure.

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