Emeril Lagasse Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• I think all kids need snacks. Mine are fruit machines. I give them things like apple slices, berries and melon. Do I let them eat ice cream? Absolutely. But not every day.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Kids, Thinking, Ice Cream

• I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I think everyone has a responsibility to give back to the community if they can, and to help future generations learn new skills.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Children, Educational, Responsibility

• I was on the board of Andre Agassi's foundation, and seeing the way it operated blew my mind. In 2002, I told my wife, I want to start a foundation to give back, I want it to be for kids in hard circumstances, and I want it to be culinary-driven, because that's who I am.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Kids, Who I Am, Giving

• I wouldn't ask any of my employees to do anything I wouldn't do. And I work as hard, if not harder than the rest of the staff, to set an example. I also believe in giving my employees a lot of room to be creative and to express themselves.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Believe, Giving, Creative

  "Emeril Lagasse cooks up an empire from scratch" by Linda Childers, money.cnn.com. October 24, 2011.

• Those other 10 o'clock shows that come on, all you get from them is headaches and nightmares when you go to bed! At least we give you food, know what I mean?

  Emeril Lagasse

  Mean, Giving, Bed

• When I first decided to open a restaurant, I was turned down by several banks. It was the late 80's and many restaurants were failing. I refused to give up because I knew I had a good concept.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Giving Up, Firsts, Failing

• I'm pretty actively involved with the military because I think they're incredible human beings. If I can give back to them for what they're doing for us, it's a good thing. And I think to have happy soldiers, you need to feed them well.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Military, Thinking, Giving

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