335 Quotes by Julia Child

I had a lack of confidence, which caused me to back down from forcefully stated positions; an i was overly emotional at the expense of careful, “scientific” thought. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? I am sure that an unhappy or suspicious stomach, constricted and uneasy with worry, cannot digest properly.

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.

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.

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

A party without cake is just a meeting.

Fake food—I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut—is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.

Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet, but one of the most vital.