Jamie Oliver quotes

Jamie Oliver is a British chef and television personality, famous for his approachable cuisine and food activism. His television shows and cookbooks have inspired millions to cook fresh, healthy meals at home. He has championed healthier school meals and continues to promote better nutrition worldwide. Here are 54 of his quotes:

Stop being a vegan and start enjoying what you eat. (Jamie Oliver)

I left school with basically nothing, I was a special needs kid. I did feel as though my school had let me down.

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

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I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.

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All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.

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When you are trying to move mountains you want-and need-people on your side who want to move them with you.

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Many kids can tell you about drugs but do not know what celery or courgettes taste like.

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If you can eat with mates or friends or family, I mean, it's such a brilliant thing isn't it? If you feel really rubbish and you have a nice bit of food it makes you feel good, you know?

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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.

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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.

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We're in a situation now where weight and extreme weight and heart disease is the biggest killer in this country today. (Jamie Oliver)

My life is really so much based in England.

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

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If Obama wanted to make radical changes to America's health long-term, all he has to do is treble the price of sugar and salt.

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Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I have for myself.

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

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

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Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food is ingredients.

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I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.

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Homicide is 0.8% of deaths. Diet-related disease is over 60%. But no one talks about it.

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Cooking is the ultimate giving! (Jamie Oliver)

Sugar is the next tobacco, without a doubt, and that industry should be scared. It should be taxed just like tobacco and anything else that can, frankly, destroy lives.

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I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.

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Every child should be taught to cook in school, not just talk about nutrition all day. Good food can be made in 15 minutes. This could be the first generation where the kids teach the parents.

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My aim is to achieve sustainable change, not just make a cute little makeover.

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Jamie Oliver

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Occupation: British Chef
Born: May 27, 1975
Quotes count: 54
Wikipedia: Jamie Oliver

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