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One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
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Pasadena
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Julia Carolyn Child
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Just how could a nation often be great if it's bread tastes want Kleenex.
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Just like becoming an expert in wine, you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford.
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If you're not ready to fail, you're not going to learn how to cook.
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I think every woman should have a blowtorch.
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A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.
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If you don't pick your audience, you're lost because you're not really talking to anybody.
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It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.
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In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have careers. You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything. I found that I got restless.
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When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power.
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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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Sooner or later the public will forget you the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.
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Too much trouble, Too expensive, or Who will know the difference are death knells for good food.
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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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