Julia Child (Julia Carolyn Child) Quotes
I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.
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I cannot possibly believe that I have it made while so many black brothers and sisters are hungry, inadequately housed, insufficiently clothed, denied their dignity as they live in slums or barely exist on welfare.
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What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
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When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
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People are saying, 'Big Data is the new oil.'
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We were playing a small club in San Diego and the power had gone out in the building. Eddie had a lighter and kept us lit backstage. We became very good friends and spent a lot of time together including hearing Eddie sing in some of the bands he was in at the time.
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'Happiness is a Small Politician' - my mantra then and forever more.
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To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.
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We've been merging with tools since the beginning of human evolution, and arguably, that's one of the things that makes us human beings.
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Let's be cautious about narrow nationalism.
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If an employee can demonstrate results produced in a way that the company didn't think possible, then a new way forward can begin to take shape.
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Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.
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We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.
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Nando's - boom! That's what I'm thinking of whenever I'm in London. I go there every time.
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It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers.
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I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me there is not yelling and conflict.
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Weaknesses in men of genius are usually an exaggeration of their personal feeling; in the hands of feeble imitators they become the most flagrant blunders. Entire schools have been founded on misinterpretations of certain aspects of the masters. Lamentable mistakes have resulted from the thoughtless enthusiasm with which men have sought inspiration from the worst qualities of remarkable artists because they are unable to reproduce the sublime elements in their work.
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To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.
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I was no longer scared. I could see what was inside me.
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On Christmas, my family and I see a movie and go out for Chinese food. We don't celebrate Christmas in the traditional sense, in that we do not actually celebrate Christmas.
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I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.
