17 Jamie Oliver Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jamie Oliver

British Chef

Born: May 27, 1975

Food Good People School Think You

Related authors: Bobby Flay Christina Tosi Gordon Ramsay Julia Child Marco Pierre White Paul Hollywood Thomas Keller Yotam Ottolenghi

The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance. Jamie Oliver

Health Luck Left Five Children Public Public Health Should Million Chance

I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly. Jamie Oliver

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It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And certainly with kids and school food, kids need to be nannied for sure. So give them a bloody good meal at school. Jamie Oliver

The kitchen oven is reliable, but it's made us lazy. Jamie Oliver

Food Made Reliable Kitchen Lazy Oven Us

My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant. Jamie Oliver

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In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth. Jamie Oliver

You Long Mouth Out Allowed Opinion Your England

I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous. Jamie Oliver

Nervous Wear Like Ties Prefer

I challenge you, to go to any school and open 50 lunchboxes, and I guarantee you there will be one or two cans of Red Bull, there'll be cold McDonald's and jam sandwiches with several cakes. Jamie Oliver

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in. Jamie Oliver

Better Sit Clothes Slightly Bits Able Eat Something Idea Always Hands Wood Being Store Romantic Loved Create Your Starting

I've cooked just about everything really. Jamie Oliver

Everything About Just Really Cooked

I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it. Jamie Oliver

Age Purely Could Liked Because Quite Cook Early Early Age

Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to. Jamie Oliver

People Young Pain Classes Feel Like Cry Arse Up Listened Being Screw Young People Help Even Disruptive

Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen. Jamie Oliver

Great You Think Other Bit Like Most Audience Normally Done Listen Want Realize Teachers Teaching Who

As usual, my timing is bizarrely good. Jamie Oliver

Good Timing Usual

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 Oliver

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