Professional Kitchen Quotes & Sayings

It's a truth universally accepted that a single woman without romantic or professional prospects must be in want of a husband." Stella sneered, paraphrasing an ironic Jane Austen quote.
"Come one, Stells." David tried to console her. They sat across from each other in Riley's kitchen, each with a cup of coffee that was quickly going from lukewarm to cold. "You don't honestly believe you don't have prospects."
She just shrugged. "I guess part of me thought it was always going to be me with you. But as I see, fairy tale's over."
David reached a hand between them and held tight to hers. "I'm sorry."
She pulled her hand away, praying she could keep boundaries. "You did everything right. I'm a moronic tool."
"No, you're not. You're an amazing person-"
"Blah blah blah." Stella interrupted. "You don't have to try to sell me on myself. I might be broken, but I know what I am. — Rebekah Martin

Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs. — Henry A. Kissinger

You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice. — Barbara Corcoran

Resistance outwits the amateur with the oldest trick in the book: It uses his own enthusiasm against him. Resistance gets us to plunge into a project with an overambitious and unrealistic timetable for its completion. It knows we can't sustain that level of intensity. We will hit the wall. We will crash.
The professional, on the other hand, understands delayed gratification. He is the ant, not the grasshopper; the tortoise, not the hare ... The professional arms himself with patience, not only to give the stars time to align in his career, but to keep himself from flaming out in each individual work. He knows that any job, whether it's a novel or kitchen remodel, takes twice as long as he thinks and costs twice as much. He accepts that. He recognizes it as reality. — Steven Pressfield

I used to have the Range Rover LR3, which I loved very, very much. — Brian Johnson

Be in love with the moments of your life. — Matthew Knisely

Sometimes I cross my own line ... it's how I know I still have one. — Daniel Tosh

You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. A must-have for professional and home cooks alike. — David Chang

Endings must come naturally, you're supposed to let it happen, not just to make it happen like that. — Barry Harris

I realized that all my life, my values were based upon typical middle-class American values: hard work, doing good, living well, owning things, following the rules & being the best I can be ... but God clearly says, those are not MY values. I value justice, mercy & humility. — John Green

If you give all your worry to one thing, soon you'll realize that's way too much and worry about it less and you'll feel more in control of it for keeping it at the front of your mind and that will help you worry less too. — Laurie Frankel

In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while they're cooking. You want them to stay in the same spot. — Eric Ripert

A fortress doesn't fall unless its towers are weakened. — S.R. Crawford

I'm going to have to be real careful not to accept any gifts from them in the future because they will think they have bought my respect. — Jon Krakauer

I know what it's like to struggle for cash. When I went to drama school, I worked as a chambermaid to make ends meet. — Dawn French

You are a gentleman, sir,' muttered Cosca. 'I am a murderer.' 'I see no reason why a man cannot be both . . . — Joe Abercrombie

Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mean with that?

(I think that... once upon a time.... .you had something in your head more than a candy!) — Deyth Banger

The most powerful nation on earth should be able to pass a fair, effective immigration law that combines compassion with responsibility and does not injure hard working Americans who are taxed up to here. — Bill O'Reilly