“If Quebecers want to keep the Canadian dollar, they'll keep it - and nobody can stop that, end of debate.” IfsWantEndsDollarsDebate Author:Jacques Parizeau
“When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.” PeopleMenSaidCan DoTraditionBritishThey SaidParliamentQuebecReferendumsConfederation Author:Jacques Parizeau
“I taped my first series for PBS in 1982 at WJCT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida. The show, called 'Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin,' was about saving time and money in the kitchen - and it was a celebration of simple and unpretentious food.” FirstsShowsSimpleTvsCookingSeriesEverydaySavingKitchenCelebrationFloridaTime And MoneyPbsSaving Time Author:Jacques Pepin
“When you are at home, even if the chicken is a little burnt, what's the big deal? Relax.” IfsLittlesHomeBigsDealsRelaxChickensBig Deal Author:Jacques Pepin
“I have an immigrant story. Most people come here for economic reasons, or religious reasons, or racial reasons, or gender reasons, or one of those things. I had a good job in Paris, but America was, and still is, the golden fleece. And I've done very well!” PeopleWellsStillsReasonDoneStoriesJobsAmericaReligiousEconomicGenderGoldenParisImmigrantsGood JobFleece Author:Jacques Pepin
“I was chef to the French Presidents between '56 and '59, finished with de Gaulle, and during de Gaulle I remember serving Eisenhower, Nehru, Tito, Macmillan; those were the heads of state at the time. I never saw anyone. No one would ever, ever, ever come to the kitchen. You couldn't even see them.” StatesRememberPresidentSawsFinishedKitchenServingChefHead Of StateNehruTito Author:Jacques Pepin
“Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn't have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I'm a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by choice as an adult.” PeopleSometimesReasonPoliticalChoicesBornReligiousEconomicPureAdults Author:Jacques Pepin
“Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in the family who went into that business.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStillsAmericaMistakeMalesChef Author:Jacques Pepin
“The idea of old was to conform yourself to a style of cooking, it was not to create a style of cooking. Now the chef is so much into 'I want to sign that dish and say I am the one who made that dish.” WantMadeIdeasStyleCookingDishesChefConform Author:Jacques Pepin