Quotes from Julia Child

As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.

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.

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

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

I was going to be a great woman novelist. Then the war came along and I think it's hard for young people today, don't you, to realize that when World War II happened we were dying to go and help our country.

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.

In the 1970s we got nouvelle cuisine, in which a lot of the old rules were kicked over. And then we had cuisine minceur, which people mixed up with nouvelle cuisine but was actually fancy diet cooking.

I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.

When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

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

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

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

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.

This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!

I think every woman should have a blowtorch.

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.

Life itself is the proper binge.

People who love to eat are always the best people.

no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.