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17 quotes
American chef
“Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”
"The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude."
on Courage
"I discovered that when one follows the artist's eye one sees unexpected treasures in so many seemingly ordinary scenes."
on Art
"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."
on Love
"You must have discipline to have fun."
on Discipline
"Life itself is the proper binge."
on Joy
"How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?"
on Philosophy
"Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper."
on Life
"Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health."
on Happiness
"Non-cooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment but if cooking is evanescent so is the ballet."
"If you're in a good profession it's hard to get bored because you're never finished-there will always be work you haven't done."
on Work
"I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate."
on Learning
"You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it."
on Creativity
"If you're afraid of butter, use cream."
on Humor
"...The more I learned the more I realized how very much one has to know before one is in-the-know at all."
on Wisdom
"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."
"You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love."
