Jamie Oliver Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.”

“In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth.”

“It's not the extremes and the treats that are the problem. It's the everyday.”

“The kitchen oven is reliable, but it's made us lazy.”

“I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.”

“If you only design menus that are essentially junk or fast food, the whole infrastructure supports junk.”

“It's just us trying to start a movement where everybody passes on a bit of cooking knowledge. We estimate that one person can potentially affect 180 others very quickly so we're just trying to spread the word.”

“As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.”

“I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.”

“I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact. We're not doing enough for those who fail; they need a more physical, tactile approach, involving people skills, team-building, problem-solving, building things.”