Julia Child

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

— Julia Child

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

— Julia Child

“We ate the lunch with painful politeness and avoided discussing its taste. I made sure not to apologize for it. This was…

— Julia Child

I always try to buy just what I need. You get ideas as to what's in season and what's best. I think…

— Julia Child

If you're not ready to fail, you're not going to learn how to cook.

— Julia Child

(On what her longevity is attributed to) Red meat and gin.

— Julia Child

I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken…

— Julia Child

There is nothing worse than grilled vegetables.

— Julia Child

It's simply a very romantic place. Just one look at any of those streets, and you couldn't be anywhere else - it's…

— Julia Child

I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office…

— Julia Child

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal…

— Julia Child

“I had come to the conclusion that I must really be French, only no one had ever informed me of this fact.…

— Julia Child

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…

— Julia Child

Food like love is a deeply emotional matter.

— Julia Child

To be able to serve and to eat a whole fish, especially a trout, is part of civilized dining. This applies particularly…

— Julia Child

A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe.

— Julia Child

I think every woman should have a blowtorch.

— Julia Child

Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.

— Julia Child

What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook - it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone problems, the everlasting Thanksgiving turkey,…

— Julia Child

It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.

— Julia Child

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.

— Julia Child

Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous…

— Julia Child

I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.

— Julia Child

A party without cake is really just a meeting.

— Julia Child

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

— Julia Child