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Padma Lakshmi Quotes

Padma Lakshmi quotes

Indian Chef September 1, 1970

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Padma Lakshmi quote: "I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's..."
I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece. Padma Lakshmi
People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong. Padma Lakshmi
I wasn't like those girls who give birth and are back on the runway. It took me probably six months to gain 45 pounds and I would say it took me double that time to lose it. Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi quote: "I'm the kind of girl who thinks about what she's gonna cook..."
I'm the kind of girl who thinks about what she's gonna cook for dinner when she's finishing her lunch. Padma Lakshmi
I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p. m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with no bedtime. I spend the next four hours catching up on reading, e-mails, and other adult pursuits until I collapse for good until sunrise. Padma Lakshmi
My first taste memory is pickle. Even as a kid, I was really weird. I liked chillis. I used to climb up the shelves in my grandmother's pantry. The pickle jar was kept right at the top. One time, I dropped the jar and it broke. I was totally busted. Padma Lakshmi
I never Tweet about my daughter. Never. I just want to be respectful of her privacy. My job as a mom is to know when to open my mouth and when not to. Padma Lakshmi
You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have. Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi quote: "I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that..."
I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans. Padma Lakshmi
I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other. Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi quote: "I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like..."
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
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
My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go. Padma Lakshmi
Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on 'Top Chef,' I feel, is an extension of that. When we give a criticism to the contestant, we want to make sure we tell them why it's not working and why it would work if they did it a different way. Padma Lakshmi
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

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