#mo

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#because #famous #meet #notion #preconceived

I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#i #i feel #just #large #model

I was this role model for heavy people. But the thing is, I never set out to be a role model at all, and I don't set out to be one now. I won't preach to anyone and tell them how to lose weight. I don't know any better than the next person. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#anyone #better #heavy #how #i

If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money. ↗

— Ricki Lake

#bowling #dollars #had #i #money

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing. ↗

— Ricki Lake

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

One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#belly #body #butter #ceremony #every

All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#eagerness #feed #impress #jewish #like

Every country I would go to, even if it was just on a modeling job, I would go to their markets. If I went to Morocco for 'Elle' magazine, I would be in the spice markets during my off time and just come back with a suitcase full of stuff that I really wanted to try. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#come #country #during #even #every

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 know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#beautiful #i #know #most #people