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Quotes About Italian

An assassin!' exclaimed one of the Englishmen; 'an assassin and at liberty!' An Italian gentleman, who was of the party, smiled at the astonishment of his friend. 'He has sought sanctuary here,' replied the friar; 'within these walls he may not be hurt.' 'Do your altars, then, protect the murderer?' said the Englishman. 'He could find shelter no where else,' answered the friar meekly.
~ Ann Radcliffe
to give a clear picture of the whole scene of Italian gastronomy.
~ Anna Del Conte
I love the simplicity, the ingredients, the culture, the history and the seasonality of Italian cuisine. In Italy people do not travel. They cook the way grandma did, using fresh ingredients and what is available in season.
~ Anne Burrell
Ancelotti's teams are more balanced. It's a more Italian defense and creativity from the midfield forward. I admire his work and also his discreet profile. I am also like that.
~ Tite
Being Italian, I have a very special relationship with the culinary arts. One my projects was to share Italian cultural food with my colleagues.
~ Luca Parmitano
Take care, these Italians, full of failings, are neither you, nor me; they are your neighbors, the ones you meet on the staircase and whom you do not like to greet.
~ Alberto Sordi
I'm married to an Italian woman, and I used to love cooking Italian at home, because it's one-pot cooking. But my wife does not approve of my Italian cooking.
~ Anthony Bourdain
I'm Italian. I love to cook Italian food, so I learned from my dad how to make sauce and meatballs and all that stuff. With my wife and kids, I started making homemade pasta. The very first time, I didn't have a pasta maker, so I had to cut it with a knife, the old-school way! The noodles were all jacked up, but it was fun.
~ Joey Fatone
Nowadays I actually cook Italian-style food more than French heavy sauces. I make a good salad, some great roasted vegetables, grilled fish. I'm crazy about L.A. because at the farmers' market you find all kinds of wild mushrooms.
~ Benjamin Millepied
There's a lot of things I want to do. I want to learn Italian. I want to learn to play tennis better. I want to motivate the world, basically.
~ Magnus Scheving
With a brand like Gucci, you have to give something that belongs to beautiful Italian culture in terms of craftsmanship and materials.
~ Alessandro Michele
I am a nice human, but I've also got Italian in my family. My mom's side is Italian and my mom is a very scary human being. I get a lot of that intensity and snap straight into it from her. She's legit terrifying. Lovely girl. Lovely mother but when she gets angry, she's absolutely terrifying. She's a damn monster.
~ Rhea Ripley
In fact, it is amazing how much European films - Italian, French, German and English - have recovered a certain territory of the audience in their countries over the last few years.
~ Wim Wenders
I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.
~ Robert Mondavi
Mary had been raised in a family where blood was as thick as tomato sauce.
~ Lisa Scottoline
Fantasizing about an Italian hottie was far better than my normal dreams.
~ Lisa Tawn Bergren
They were now in the Italian section of the city, which Kaira said was called North Beach, but he didn't see any sand or water. The streets were lined with Italian restaurants, cafés, bookstores, and other small shops. One shop sold nothing but old postcards. "It's not a beach," Kaira explained. "It's just called that." "Kind of like Camp Green Lake," said Armpit.
~ Louis Sachar
Although he never set eyes on the Italian Renaissance building
~ Ron Chernow
les Italiennes ont du moins sur les Françaises l'avantage d'être fidèles à leur infidélité.
~ Alexandre Dumas
An Italian proverb says: The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.
~ Ambrose Bierce
I love making Italian food. And coconut chicken.
~ Joe Jonas
Italian style is a natural attitude. It is about a life of good taste. It doesn't have to be expensive. Simple but with good taste. Luxury is possible to buy. Good taste is not.
~ Diego Della Valle
During the war an Italian girl saved my life. She hid me in her basement in Cleveland.
~ Henny Youngman
She asked if she could pray for her 'new father'—for the Italian!" "Did you let her?" "I got up without saying anything." "You must have felt just as you did when I wanted to pray for the devil." "He is the devil," cried Harriet. "No, Harriet; he is too vulgar.
~ E. M. Forster