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Any disaster is a learning process.

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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
Failure
Learning
Process
Disaster

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People were hysterical about Communism the way people today are hysterical about flag burning. I'm really against these people who try to show that they're great patriots, because they're not thinking, they're just being hysterical.
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I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.
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Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.
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Fat gives things flavor.
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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 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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Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.
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Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.
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I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
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In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.
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She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.
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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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Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.
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The dinner hour is a sacred, happy time when everyone should be together and relaxed.
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My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but we were well-off.
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If you're afraid of butter, use cream.
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I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.
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Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?
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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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Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin!
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