Julia Child Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”

“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.”

“You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.”

“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”

“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”

“Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.”

“Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.”

“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.”

“I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.”