Frases de Julia Child

“People who love to eat are always the best people.”

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

“You are the butter to my bread, and the breath to my life”

“Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.”

“A party without cake is just a meeting”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“… nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.”

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

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

“Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.”

“Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.”

“You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.”

“We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.”

“One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.”

“Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!”

“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”

“Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again”

“But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.”

“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 to be friendly.”

“To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.”