Cook Quotes

1008 Cook quotes by 705 unique authors

When we have a brilliant idea, instead of making others think it is ours, why not let them cook and stir the idea themselves. — Dale Carnegie
A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult. — Wolfgang Puck
The most indispensable qualification of a cook is punctuality. The same must be said of guests. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The best way to learn to cook is to do some serious eating. — Alexandra Guarnaschelli
My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that really… — Alexandra Guarnaschelli
I'm an appalling cook. I can just about create a glass of orange juice and a ham-and-cheese sandwich. — Dara O Briain
My girlfriend bought a cook book the other day called 'Cheap and easy vegetarian cooking'. Which is perfect for her, because not only is she… — Jimmy Carr
It is very important that when you put something on the grill, you leave it in place to cook. If you move it around too… — Bobby Flay
I wanted to write music, and cook, and play cards, and have a nice time. — Richard Rodney Bennett
I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by… — Melvin Van Peebles
I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties. — Ina Garten
As a child, I'd help my mum cook, and it was ridiculous - she had the correct gadget or utensil for everything. 'Stop! Don't use… — Kelis
This is the most elaborate and luxurious method of convincing others that you can cook. Take everybody out on your yacht until they're green in… — P.J. O'Rourke
I am a cutter, you see. Also a snipper, a slicer, a carver, a jabber. I am a very special case. I have a purpose.… — Gillian Flynn
What's given, in fact, always depends on the person or thing it's given to. A minor incident in the street brings the cook to the… — Fernando Pessoa
You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way… — Sally Schneider
Destroying green belt agricultural land for immediate economic gain is like burning your children's inheritance to cook a single meal — Phil Harding
If he desired to know about automobiles, he would, without question, study diligently about automobiles. If his wife desired to be a gourmet cook, she'd… — Leo Buscaglia
You don't get over hating to cook, any more than you get over having big feet. — Peg Bracken
To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself; it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook… — Shunryu Suzuki
I love to cook; that's my passion. — Emeril Lagasse
All my life I dreamed of an apartment in Paris where I could cook, and now I have one, on the Left Bank. — Ina Garten
No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart. — Eden Phillpotts
On Venus you could cook a 16-inch pepperoni pizza in seven seconds, just by holding it out to the air. (Yes, I did the math.) — Neil deGrasse Tyson
No matter how hot the water from your well, it will not cook your rice... — Amilcar Cabral

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