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Ruth Reichl Quotes

I like to work. I believe that work helps us find our self worth Picture Quote #1

My mother’s name was Miriam, but most people called her Mim Picture Quote #1

If you have caviar, the way to eat it is by the spoonful. Don’t combine it with shrimp, pomegranate seeds and huitlacoche Picture Quote #1

My mother started out by being a very good girl. She did everything that was expected of her, and it cost her dearly. Late in her life, she was furious that she had not followed her own heart; she thought that it had ruined her life, and I think she was right Picture Quote #1

Anyone who has ever been an ugly adolescent - and we are legion - knows that the feeling of being unlovely and unlovable never goes away; it is always there, lurking just beneath the surface Picture Quote #1

My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone Picture Quote #1

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I love breakfast, and I don’t see any reason it has to be cereal and eggs and toast Picture Quote #1

I think of fiction as the highest calling. I’m kind of addicted to it. It’s the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life Picture Quote #1

For me, cooking is a way to try and please people and tell them I love them. When I fall in love with someone, I want to feed them as well Picture Quote #1

Sharing food has always had a central place in civilized societies; it’s no accident that so many of our cultural, religious and patriotic rituals are involved with eating Picture Quote #1

You can be a decent critic if you know about food, but to be a really good one, you need to know about life Picture Quote #1

My kitchen was built for my body. It forms a ‘U’ in the middle of the living room and dining room. It’s not huge, because I don’t like huge kitchens Picture Quote #1

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That’s the most terrible thing about being a child; you’re convinced that it’s all your fault. Lulu Picture Quote #1

The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I’m interested in happiness Picture Quote #1

Given a choice between great food and boring company or boring food and great company, I’ll take the great company any day Picture Quote #1

I have to say I know much more about football than I would like to, because my husband is a rabid football fan, and it’s been so horrible Picture Quote #1

What I like best is the challenge of learning something I didn’t know how to do, going beyond my comfort level Picture Quote #1

My idea of good living is not about eating high on the hog. Rather, to me, good living means understanding how food connects us to the earth Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s hard, when you’re someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people Picture Quote #1

The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you’re halfway there Picture Quote #1

I don’t have my own garden; we’re on shale and in the woods. And if I did have a garden, the deer and chipmunks and squirrels and bears would eat everything anyway Picture Quote #1

I’ve been to a couple of restaurants in L.A. that were so loud, I left there with a sore throat; you literally could not have a conversation. I think it’s very deliberate: There’s this idea that somehow it’s more fun if there’s a roar in the room Picture Quote #1

You look at the Barefoot Contessa or Lydia Bastianich, and it’s just like watching your mother cooking Picture Quote #1

My mother’s father was a doctor, and she desperately wanted to be a doctor Picture Quote #1

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It is not ‘only’ food, I said heatedly. There’s meaning hidden underneath each dish Picture Quote #1

I think that reading is always active. As a writer, you can only go so far; the reader meets you halfway, bringing his or her own experience to bear on everything you’ve written. What I mean is that it is not only the writer’s memory that filters experience, but the reader’s as well Picture Quote #1

The American government policy on what we supported and subsidised in agriculture was a social experiment on a whole generation of children Picture Quote #1

I wanted to figure out a way of living where I didn’t have to be in an office every day Picture Quote #1

It was through cooking food and sharing it with each other that our ancestors learned how to become social animals Picture Quote #1

Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party Picture Quote #1

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I like to work. I believe that work helps us find our self worth. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My mother’s name was Miriam, but most people called her Mim (Ruth Reichl Quotes) If you have caviar, the way to eat it is by the spoonful. Don’t combine it with shrimp, pomegranate seeds and huitlacoche. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My mother started out by being a very good girl. She did everything that was expected of her, and it cost her dearly. Late in her life, she was furious that she had not followed her own heart; she thought that it had ruined her life, and I think she was right. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) Anyone who has ever been an ugly adolescent - and we are legion - knows that the feeling of being unlovely and unlovable never goes away; it is always there, lurking just beneath the surface. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I love breakfast, and I don’t see any reason it has to be cereal and eggs and toast (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I think of fiction as the highest calling. I’m kind of addicted to it. It’s the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) For me, cooking is a way to try and please people and tell them I love them. When I fall in love with someone, I want to feed them as well. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) Sharing food has always had a central place in civilized societies; it’s no accident that so many of our cultural, religious and patriotic rituals are involved with eating. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) You can be a decent critic if you know about food, but to be a really good one, you need to know about life. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My kitchen was built for my body. It forms a ‘U’ in the middle of the living room and dining room. It’s not huge, because I don’t like huge kitchens. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) That’s the most terrible thing about being a child; you’re convinced that it’s all your fault. Lulu (Ruth Reichl Quotes) The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I’m interested in happiness. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) Given a choice between great food and boring company or boring food and great company, I’ll take the great company any day. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I have to say I know much more about football than I would like to, because my husband is a rabid football fan, and it’s been so horrible. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) What I like best is the challenge of learning something I didn’t know how to do, going beyond my comfort level. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My idea of good living is not about eating high on the hog. Rather, to me, good living means understanding how food connects us to the earth. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I think it’s hard, when you’re someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you’re halfway there. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I don’t have my own garden; we’re on shale and in the woods. And if I did have a garden, the deer and chipmunks and squirrels and bears would eat everything anyway. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I’ve been to a couple of restaurants in L.A. that were so loud, I left there with a sore throat; you literally could not have a conversation. I think it’s very deliberate: There’s this idea that somehow it’s more fun if there’s a roar in the room. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) You look at the Barefoot Contessa or Lydia Bastianich, and it’s just like watching your mother cooking. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) My mother’s father was a doctor, and she desperately wanted to be a doctor (Ruth Reichl Quotes) It is not ‘only’ food, I said heatedly. There’s meaning hidden underneath each dish (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I think that reading is always active. As a writer, you can only go so far; the reader meets you halfway, bringing his or her own experience to bear on everything you’ve written. What I mean is that it is not only the writer’s memory that filters experience, but the reader’s as well. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) The American government policy on what we supported and subsidised in agriculture was a social experiment on a whole generation of children. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) I wanted to figure out a way of living where I didn’t have to be in an office every day (Ruth Reichl Quotes) It was through cooking food and sharing it with each other that our ancestors learned how to become social animals. (Ruth Reichl Quotes) Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party. (Ruth Reichl Quotes)

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