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

Julia Child

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
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Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
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Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut -- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.
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I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in by all of today’s dietary mumbo jumbo. They are not getting any enjoyment out of their food.
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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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I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.
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I was 32 when I started cooking up until then, I just ate.
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Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.
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How lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.
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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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I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.
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Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.
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We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-in-big-gulps' kind of person.
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You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.
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The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear.
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She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.
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Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.
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Just how could a nation often be great if it's bread tastes want Kleenex.
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The egg can be your best friend if you just give it the right break
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Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.
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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.
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