Jacques Torres Quotes

I understand Christmas, and I understand Easter. But Halloween is one of those things where, if you don't grow with it? The French, they tried Halloween for a few years, and I think they're dropping it.

Jacques Torres

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: chef
  • Nationality: algerian
  • Birth: June 14, 1959

Topics

ThinkGrowYouUnderstandChristmas

The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life.

John Berger

LifeMeThinkInterestingMy Life

Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within.

Stephen Jay Gould

LifeOpportunityHopeScienceLying

If you suffer from depression, anything that makes you feel has to the most important thing in your life, because it's the only thing that can save you.

Siobhan Fahey

LifeDepressionFeelYouImportant

We know from research that the reading circuit is not given to human beings through a genetic blueprint like vision or language; it needs an environment to develop. Further, it will adapt to that environment's requirements - from different writing systems to the characteristics of whatever medium is used.

Maryanne Wolf

VisionResearchWritingReadingKnow

When you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you're just presenting - almost like you're at the table read. Don't go in with an air of, 'Please like me,' or, 'Please hire me.' You're like, 'Here's my take on it. Take it or leave it. I've got a lot of other things to do today.'

Mary Lynn Rajskub

TodayJobMeYouTableGo

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

Mike Krzyzewski

PositiveMeGrowing UpBadGrowing

I have a Mercedes. I wear a Rolex watch. I have no problem with the selling of things.

Juergen Teller

ProblemSellingMercedesWearWatch

I watch a lot of U.S. comedy, shows such as 'Eastbound & Down' and 'Veep.' I love Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her character in that show.

Julia Davis

LoveCharacterComedyDownWatch

I have the goal of getting together 30 or 40 poor kids and bringing them to live with me.

Jose Mujica

LiveTogetherMeGoalPoorKids

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.

Joseph Addison

NatureLadyVariableThing

I refuse to bring my son up in a world corrupt as it is now.

Dick Dale

SonWorldNowUpCorruptBring

I'm gonna keep making music that hopefully I think is good, and whatever comes out of that, that will be fine with me.

Chris Stapleton

GoodMusicMeThinkWillWhatever

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