What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!
Jamie OliverRead
All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of making cooking accessible to all and learning from mistakes.
Jamie Oliver highlights his lifelong ambition to ensure that everyone can enjoy cooking without fear of failure. He underscores that making mistakes is a natural part of the learning process, and what truly matters is the effort to make food more approachable and enjoyable for all.
Themes
FoodCookingAccessibilityMistakesLearning
In practice
Example use cases
In a cooking class, I shared Jamie Oliver's quote to encourage students not to be afraid of making mistakes while experimenting.
More from Jamie Oliver
All quotes βImagine a world where children were fed tasty and nutritious, real food at school from the age of 4 to 18. A world where every child was educated about how amazing food is, where it comes from, how it affects the body and how it can save their lives.
Jamie OliverRead
Sugar is the next tobacco, without a doubt, and that industry should be scared. It should be taxed just like tobacco and anything else that can, frankly, destroy lives.
Jamie OliverRead
I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.
Jamie OliverRead
I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.
Jamie OliverRead
It's just us trying to start a movement where everybody passes on a bit of cooking knowledge. We estimate that one person can potentially affect 180 others very quickly so we're just trying to spread the word.
Jamie OliverRead
Similar quotes
There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves.
Mike KrzyzewskiRead
... bums on the outside, libraries inside.
Ray BradburyRead
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Leonardo Da VinciRead
The English language is an arsenal of weapons. If you are going to brandish them without checking to see whether or not they are loaded, you must expect to have them explode in your face from time to time.
Stephen FryRead
A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.
Oliver GoldsmithRead
I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in our schools. My main concern is that an over-emphasis on testing and league tables has led to a lack of time and freedom for a true, imaginative and humane engagement with literature.
Philip PullmanRead