Ina Quotes

I think the best shortcut is to choose really simple recipes. Because I think you can make simple recipes that are as delicious as complicated ones. — Ina Garten

It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight. — Ina May Gaskin

Dear Lord, make us truly grateful for what it is that we are about to receive. — Ina May Gaskin

... in the ordinary course of a healthy labour, the mouth of the uterus opens by some secret agency; or at least without any apparent force. — Ina May Gaskin

The state of relaxation of the mouth and jaw is directly correlated to the ability of the cervix, the vagina, and the anus to open to full capacity. — Ina May Gaskin

I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth. — Ina May Gaskin

Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are. — Ina May Gaskin

The Knock at the Door by Ina Boudier-Bakker. — Anne Frank

When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea. — Ina May Gaskin

I have also known of weight estimates by ultrasound to be off by as much as five pounds. — Ina May Gaskin

Truth is often better seized and louder in the silence of the written word. — Ina Catrinescu

Oh, how a small portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living! — Shiv Khera

Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none. — Marsden Wagner

I time everything. I'm a scientist at heart. — Ina Garten

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful. — Ina Garten

It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate. — Ina May Gaskin

I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties. — Ina Garten

Squat 300 times a day, you're going to give birth quickly. — Ina May Gaskin

I get up every day, do the best that I can do, and go home and have a good time. — Ina Garten

It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet. — Ina May Gaskin

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken. — Ina Garten

Where is the peace that should with thee abide O Earth? — Ina Coolbrith

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good. — Ina Garten

Anyone who tries to make brownies without butter should be arrested. — Ina Garten

Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out. — Ina Garten

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right. — Ina May Gaskin

Your body is not a lemon! — Ina May Gaskin

Angels are not beings with wings; they are feelings that give us wings. — Ina Catrinescu

People have more fun if they don't eat so much they have to be taken home in an ambulance. — Ina Garten

You don't have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry! — Ina Garten

What I love about stories the most is the power they have to teach us of possibilities that might not occur to us without them. — Ina May Gaskin

Secrets, like tyrants, have influence that extends far beyond their own thrones. To silence their oppressive powers, they must be uncrowned. — Ina Catrinescu

All my life I dreamed of an apartment in Paris where I could cook, and now I have one, on the Left Bank. — Ina Garten

Step one to preventing PPD is to find time to sleep after giving birth, no matter how euphoric you feel. — Ina May Gaskin

Let your monkey do it. — Ina May Gaskin

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life. — Ina May Gaskin

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby ... it inspires him. — Ina May Gaskin

We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other. — Ina May Gaskin

I've taught myself how to use good, fresh ingredients and to prepare them as simply as possible by cooking only to enhance their intrinsic flavors. — Ina Garten

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter. — Ina May Gaskin

Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have! — Ina Garten

Were I to write what I know, the book would be too sensational to print, but were I to write what I think proper, it would be too dull to read. — Ina Coolbrith

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor. — Ina May Gaskin

The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work! — Ina Garten

Fun is the most important. If you do stuff for money, it never works out. — Ina Garten

Food is not about impressing people. It's about making them feel comfortable. — Ina Garten

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it. — Ina May Gaskin

I love to take something ordinary and make it really special. — Ina Garten

I kept thinking while I was pushing, I'm going to get huge. I'm going to get huge! she said. — Ina May Gaskin

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we — Ina May Gaskin

I always like to have flowers on the table. I think they make it look special. — Ina Garten

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out. — Ina May Gaskin

Lyrics belongs to us ina specific language, but music is universal. — Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad. — Ina May Gaskin

I guess one gets the face one deserves. — Ina Claire

I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up. — Ina Garten

I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself. — Ina Garten

It's easy to scare women. It's even profitable to scare women ... But it's not nice, so let's stop it. — Ina May Gaskin

When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics. — Ina Garten

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored. — Ina May Gaskin

The Creator is not a careless mechanic. — Ina May Gaskin

If you can't be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken. — Ina May Gaskin

Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal. — Ina Garten

I've lived in the Hamptons since 1978, when I first bought my store Barefoot Contessa. — Ina Garten

If you want to be happy, be" -- Leo Tolstoy
"The hard part is knowing it's easy" -- Abraham Hicks — Ina Zajac

Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know. — Ina May Gaskin

Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere. — Ina Garten

I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer. — Ina Garten

I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored. — Ina May Gaskin

The government should stop meddling in the business of the farmers, who would actually still be living ina desert if not for government meddling. — Jon Stewart

Fairy Tales do not generally come true. If you mary a frog, he stays a frog. — Ina Caro

My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure. — Ina Garten