#ate

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#greatest thing #hardest #motherhood #the hardest thing #thing

Flowers die and wine gets consumed. Both are lovely. I appreciate both. Wine and roses. I actually had someone bring me a lobe of foie gras once. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#appreciate #both #bring #consumed #die

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

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 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

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

I like me better naked. I don't mean that in a vain way... When you put clothes on, you immediately put a character on. Clothes are adjectives, they are indicators. When you don't have any clothes on, it's just you, raw, and you can't hide. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#any #better #character #clothes #hide

I've always thought the back is one of the most beautiful parts of a woman. I've created four versions of the front-to-back necklace which actually gives you two necklaces in one. I love the way they swing and catch the light as a woman is walking away. You almost want to pull on it and stop her! ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#almost #always #away #back #beautiful

Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#always #clothes #had #i #i think