We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.
Julia ChildRead
How lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.
Interpretation
Life becomes more beautiful when we take the time to connect with others through friendship.
This quote by Julia Child emphasizes the importance of friendliness in enhancing our lives. By taking a moment to be kind and open to others, we not only enrich their experience but also cultivate joy and happiness in our own lives, making our existence more enjoyable and fulfilling.
In practice
In a speech about community service, this quote can inspire others to engage with their neighbors.
We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.
The egg can be your best friend if you just give it the right break
I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it -- and, more important, I like to give it.
Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and an inability to verbalize my ideas); I had a lack of confidence, which cause me to back down from forcefully stated positions; and I was overly emotional at the expense of careful, 'scientific' though. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.
The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.
Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life
Robert Mapplethorpe, I met in 1967. He was a student at Pratt, though even as a student a fully formed artist. We went through many things in our life together. He became my loved one, then my best friend.
And much more am I sorrier for my good knights' loss than for the loss of my fair queen; for queens I might have enough, but such a fellowship of good knights shall never be together in no company.
You shone like a star. The funniest, wisest writer & the finest friend
Sharing our depressions felt like having survived a war. The experience bonds you to the other person for life.
Conversation with a friend will only bear good fruit of knowledge when both think only of the matter under consideration and forget that they are friends.
When I was a footballer, I surrounded myself with footballers. We were all friends. But in Brasilia you don't know who your friends are. It can be a dangerous place.
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