22 Rachael Ray Quotes for You to Enjoy

Rachael Ray

American Businesswoman

Born: Aug 25, 1968

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When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center. Rachael Ray

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The most essential part of my day is a proper dinner. Rachael Ray

Day Dinner Proper Part Most Essential Essential Part

It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances. Rachael Ray

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My mom, who's been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry. Tops on my list is Mario Batali. My mom and Mario taught me the same lesson: Food is love. Rachael Ray

I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet. Rachael Ray

EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals! Rachael Ray

Saying Cooking Girl First Extra Virgin Olive Oil Impatient Over Make Because Oil Meals Wordy Show Cooking Show Why Olive Olive Oil

Yum-O! I say this if something is so good that 'yum' just isn't enough of an exclamation. The accent is on the 'O' as in, 'Oh! That is so good!' Rachael Ray

Good Enough Say Something Exclamation Accent Oh Just

You know, food is such - it's a hug for people. Rachael Ray

Food You People Hug Know

I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting or filming feels like a vacation. When I have a scheduled 'day off,' I spend several hours writing, then I clean until I crash from fatigue. I don't relax well. Rachael Ray

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I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping. Rachael Ray

Good Way Seems Throat Had Head Talked Learned How Been Breathe Working Use Helping Differently Cords

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet. Rachael Ray

Me Space Favorite No Desire Seeing Fake NASA Go Chicken Thai Space Shuttle After Meals Asked Create Flew Toilet Shuttle Desire

We created a line of pet food called Nutrish that's made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes. Rachael Ray

Food Animal Pet Challenge Made Animals Country Our Percent More Shelters Go Line Get Human Donors Proceeds Placed Us Created Across Rescue Help Standards Homes

I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that has all changed. Now, I look forward to it every morning. Rachael Ray

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I do 280 episodes of TV a year, write 15 recipes for the magazine, and publish an annual book. With all of that, we try to get one weekend a month with Isaboo at our home in the Adirondacks to relax and recharge. Rachael Ray

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When men I have dated over the years whined about, 'Oh, you make no time for me' - see ya! I just dumped them. I don't need that pressure in my life. Rachael Ray

I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard. Rachael Ray

Day End Of The Day Feeling Like End Ox Working Working Hard Hard

I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for. Rachael Ray

You Marriage Women Try Men Young Think Pressured Marry Feel Opinion In My Opinion Anyone Young Men Should Hard Who

I live in, literally, the same home when I was swiping my first bank card and wondering if I'd have to put back the Charmin. We still don't have a dishwasher. My mom has done all these gardens so now my house looks like the garden shack in the middle of Versailles. Rachael Ray

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