Occupation: Actress Birth: March 29, 1918 Death: August 17, 1990
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others..
My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carr….
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him..
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that..
I see their souls, and I hold them in my hands, and because I love them they weigh nothing..
I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune..
Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence..
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love..
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first..
I don't like to say that my kitchen is a religious place, but I would say that if I were a voodoo priestess, I would conduct my rituals there..
Sometimes I would almost rather have people take years of my life than take away a moment..
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible..
The fact is that it takes more than ingredients and technique to cook a good meal. A good cook puts something of himself into the preparation - he co….
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil..
You never find yourself until you face the truth..
I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go..
No one can figure out your worth but you..
There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just….
A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so aliv….
Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it..
I never ask myself how I do what I do. After all, how does it rain?.