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For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#decided #desperate #find #fit #grew

I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#back #beautiful #beautiful things #few #had

I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#food #i #i think #included #intimidating

You don't want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of what's out there now does - you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#christmas tree #does #fat #jewelry #just

From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#associate #blessed #came #children #dividing

I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#am #eat #i #i always #i am

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#attached #body #i #little #my own

I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#eating #first #grew #i #meat

I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#chef #come #contestants #empathy #feel

The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them? ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#beautiful #best #body #else #food