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21 " 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! "
― Julia Child , My Life in France
22 " ...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should. "
23 " You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always. "
24 " Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time! "
25 " 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. "
26 " Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and an inability to verbalize my ideas); I had a lack of confidence, which cause me to back down from forcefully stated positions; and I was overly emotional at the expense of careful, 'scientific' though. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was. "
27 " But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on. "
28 " 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. "
29 " Bon Appétit "
30 " We ate the lunch with painful politeness and avoided discussing its taste. I made sure not to apologize for it. This was a rule of mine. I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is vile,...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile- and learn from her mistakes. "
31 " She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous. "
32 " There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter. "
33 " ...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended. "
34 " It's easy to get the feeling that you know the language just because when you order a beer they don't bring you oysters. (Paul Child) "
35 " Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”). "
36 " ...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works. "
37 " When I wasn't at school, I was experimenting at home, and became a bit of a Mad Scientist. I did hours of research on mayonnaise, for instance, and though no one else seemed to care about it, I thought it was utterly fascinating....By the end of my research, I believe, I had written more on the subject of mayonnaise than anyone in history. "
38 " We are so bemused by our own petard, that we are unable to look at things objectively. "
39 " Was it a sign of Creeping Decrepitude? "
40 " It was fun, although we felt like pawns, or prawns, in the maelstrom. "