Jacques Torres Quotes

You can easily compare chocolate to wine. What makes a good wine is usually a good terroir, a good grape, and the weather has something to do with it. Chocolate is the same, from where the cacao bean grows to what type of tree it grows on.

Jacques Torres

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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My wife Cecily Adams was dying of cancer, my daughter Madeline was struggling to overcome an autism diagnosis, and my father was dying, all at the same time. Writing the journal was a cathartic experience, and an extremely positive one.

Jim Beaver

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They may not like us, but they can't get away from knowing who we are.

Robert Smith

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Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.

Andy Hertzfeld

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Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government.

Rory Stewart

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I walk out to my backyard garden at certain times of the year, and I can't get 30 feet without stopping for 20 minutes because the goumis need trimming.

Ross Gay

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With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not using weights, but holding up the weight of your own arms is a challenge.

Mary Helen Bowers

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In the early '90s, my cousin gave me a Snoop Dogg cassette tape, and the rawness of the lyrics were something new to me.

Lukas Forchhammer

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I don't see why you wouldn't cry when you're in an intense environment.

Louise Wilson

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There has to be a better, smarter way to authenticate who somebody is. Social Security numbers are floating out there everywhere.

Jason Chaffetz

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I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the performance. But the Australian accent seemed to put them off. Now it's the opposite; they love Australians. And with my thick Californian accent I now have a problem convincing them I'm Australian.

Jonathan LaPaglia

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I am the best in the world, and all these guys are fighting me to gain credit.

Dominick Cruz

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I'm excited to play any character that is based in reality. And I'd be even more excited if I can add a comic element to my role.

Shenaz Treasury

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