Letitia Baldrige Quotes
A balanced guest list of mixed elements is to a successful party what the seasoning is to a culinary triumph.
In Rome people seem to love with more zest, murder with more imagination, submit to creative urges more often, and lose the sense of logic more easily than in any other place.
Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.
There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.
if the right man does not come along, there are many fates far worse. One is to have the wrong man come along.
Women have to be a lot smarter and brighter and have to work a lot harder to prepare themselves. They have to watch what they do and how they behave. It's not a free world yet.
the person talking to you never looks directly at you, but rather around the room, searching for the answer to the universal cocktail party question, 'Who's here tonight?
At home, we're listening to TV or playing with our computers, so our entertaining is rusting. We don't know how to be good hosts and guests in business situations.
Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn.
An excellent wine, someone's best attempt at cooking, and the candles and flowers on the table can turn the simplest dinner into an unforgettably romantic event.
