Life itself is the proper binge.

You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.

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.

In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make. When one's hostess starts in with self-deprecations such as "Oh, I don't know how to cook...," or "Poor little me...," or "This may taste awful...," it is so dreadful to have to reassure her that everything is delicious and fine, whether it is or not. Besides, such admissions only draw attention to one's shortcomings (or self-perceived shortcomings), and make the other person think, "Yes, you're right, this really is an awful meal!" Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed -- eh bien, tant pis! Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile, as my ersatz eggs Florentine surely were, then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile -- and learn from her mistakes.

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

But my favorite remained the basic roast chicken. What a deceptively simple dish. I had come to believe that one can judge the quality of a cook by his or her roast chicken. Above all, it should taste like chicken: it should be so good that even a perfectly simple, buttery roast should be a delight.

The German birds didn't taste as good as their French cousins, nor did the frozen Dutch chickens we bought in the local supermarkets. 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.

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life. -Paul Child

...The more I learned the more I realized how very much one has to know before one is in-the-know at all.

I discovered that when one follows the artist's eye one sees unexpected treasures in so many seemingly ordinary scenes.

In France, Paul explained, good cooking was regarded as a combination of national sport and high art, and wine was always served with lunch and dinner. "The trick is moderation," he said.

...the average Frenchman would shrug, as if to say: "These notions of yours are all very fascinating, no doubt, but we make a decent living. Nobody has ulcers. I have time to work on my monograph about Balzac, and my foreman enjoys his espaliered pear trees. I think as a matter of fact, we do not wish to make the changes that you suggest.

Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.

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.

Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.

Tears mess up your makeup.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all of the time.

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.

I don't think about whether people will remember me or not. I've been an okay person. I've learned a lot. I've taught people a thing or two. That's what's important.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all of the time.

Fat gives things flavor.

It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about-enjoying things.

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.

You must have discipline to have fun.

The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate something you believe is worthwhile. I think of my strawberry souffle. I did that at least twenty-eight times before I finally conquered it.

Non-cooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment but if cooking is evanescent so is the ballet.

If you're in a good profession it's hard to get bored because you're never finished-there will always be work you haven't done.

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