"My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society."
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"My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society."
"My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook."
"Christmas is more stressful with present buying and making sure everyone gets included, but Thanksgiving is really not that. I don't ever really get stressed out about the food."
"The issue I have always felt most strongly about is hunger in America, in particular the children."
"I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength."
"I don't think there are any footsteps to be walked in. No one else has taken things that you can buy at the grocery store and put them together. I hope that I have a career as long as Julia Child."
"Yes, I love white, and I'd wear it all the time if I could. Some people think I have an issue with cleanliness, but to me it's just so pretty."
"My years of living the jet-set life were fun, but they weren't fulfilling. The perks and benefits were lovely, but all of the fabulous furs, fancy jewelry and fun fetes simply weren't enough to fill my soul."
"If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men."
"I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households."
"When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn?"
"I didn’t even cry, I was stunned. You know, and that’s just how fast life turns. It turns on a dime."
"When I came to the Food Network, I didn't want to do a cooking show. I told Kathleen Finch for nine months I didn't want to do a cooking show, I wanted to do a home-and-garden show."
"Different types of chicken come at different price points. Filets are going to be more expensive. If it's bone-in and skin-on it's going to be less expensive."
"I like to create what I call 'tablescapes.' It's so much more fun when you organize your table around a theme, don't you think?"
"I had to be frugal, thoughtful, resourceful. I didn't have anyone to tell me, 'You can't.' When you're young, you think you can do anything, and that was really a gift. That's why I can never understand someone telling me 'no' today. 'No' just isn't an option."
"Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do."
"My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from."