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Life itself is the proper binge.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
Cook
Television Presenter
Writer
Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
Cooks
Proper
Cooking
Food
Life
Binge
Culinary

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Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.
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I don't think about whether people will remember me or not. I've been an ok person. I've learned a lot. I've taught people a thing or two. That's what's important.
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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 truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile.
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It is the Americans who have managed to crown minced beef as hamburger, and to send it round the world so that even the fussy French have taken to le boeuf hache, le hambourgaire.
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In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.
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If you are going to flip something, you must have the courage of your convictions.
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How lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.
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...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.
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The main thing is to have a gutsy approach and use your head.
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Any disaster is a learning process.
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Cooking is one failure after another, and that's how you finally learn.
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