Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

Challenges, disappointments, heartbreaks, problems that hit like a ton of bricks, days when I didn’t want to get out of bed. The solution is rarely obvious, and it’s never a straight line up and over the hill.

“Pick something you love to do,” he urged. “If you love it, you’ll be really good at it. And don’t worry about whether you make money. Just do it!”

What a king

Life lesson—some things you think are important turn out to be not worth worrying about.

“Fuck it! Give them more champagne!”

I love when changing your behavior—in this case, how I dressed—changes everything without your saying a word. It’s a lesson that I’ve used many times in my life.

I’m falling in love with someone who just happens to be my husband.

you gradually become more like each other, even as you remain who you are.

He said that it was bad faith to do something you know you’re not good at, and good faith to do the thing you’re best at doing.

But toss it in olive oil, sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and slow-roast it to caramelize the sugars in the tomatoes, and they taste like the best summer tomatoes you’ve ever eaten. It’s like magic!

I didn’t have to control it. I just had to let the magic happen.

First and foremost, stay true to yourself and your vision instead of focusing on becoming a brand. I ask people I trust for advice, but in the end, I have to do what’s right for me.

the definition of a good marriage is that each person thinks they got the better deal.

And then I leave the door open, so I’ll be ready when the luck happens.