Petrini Quotes & Sayings

The paradox of vocation. We think that passion comes first, that our desire is primary; but if we are truly called, the work always comes before we are ready. We will have to act in spite of feeling unprepared. — Jeff Goins

Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as worthy of preserving as a sixteenth-century building. — Carlo Petrini

Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable. — Simone Weil

Taste, like identity, has value only when there are differences, — Carlo Petrini

Now, I never had ever had
Troubles before,
So I said to myself,
"I don't want anymore. — Dr. Seuss

If food was no longer obliged to make intercontinental journeys, but stayed part of a system in which it can be consumed over short distances, we would save a lot of energy and carbon dioxide emissions. And just think of what we would save in ecological terms without long-distance transportation, refrigeration, and packaging
which ends up on the garbage dump anyway
and storage, which steals time, space, and vast portions of nature and beauty. — Carlo Petrini

I believe that he who sows utopia will reap reality. — Carlo Petrini

It's certainly not too late to change to the winning side. But you know, you also have the freedom to stay just where you are. That's what it means to be an American. That's the miracle of America. Freedom to believe means the freedom to believe the wrong thing, after all. Just as freedom of speech gives you the right to stay silent. — Neil Gaiman

The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste. — Carlo Petrini

As a state legislator, I had worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a number of bills, including some related to higher education and juvenile justice; I'd created what would become San Antonio's largest book drive and literacy campaign. — Joaquin Castro

Inhabiting a place that could not be home, they were like actors compelled to play themselves. — John Banville

A gastronomer who is not an environmentalis t is just stupid. Whereas an environmentalis t who is not a gastronomer is sad. It's possible to change the world even while preserving the concept of the right of pleasure. — Carlo Petrini

Slow Food unites the pleasure of food with responsibility, sustainability and harmony with nature. — Carlo Petrini

Being Slow means that you control the rhythms of your own life. You decide how fast you have to go in any context. If today I want to go fast, I go fast. If tomorrow I want to go slow, I go slow. What we are fighting for is the right to determine our own tempos. — Carlo Petrini

Any gastronome who is not an environmentalist is stupid, and any environmentalist who is not a gastronome is sad. — Carlo Petrini

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit. — Emeril Lagasse