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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!

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
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Julia Carolyn Child
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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.
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Never apologize for your cooking.
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...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.
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I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.
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I was 32 when I started cooking up until then, I just ate.
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If you're afraid of butter, use cream.
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I think the inner person is the most important.... I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.
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As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.
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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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