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Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the bottom of the social scale. And any mother would've wanted their child to marry a doctor, a lawyer, an architect, not a cook. Now, we are genius, it's different.
Jacques Pepin
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"Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the bottom of the social scale. And any mother would've wanted their child to marry a doctor, a lawyer, an architect, not a cook. Now, we are genius, it's different."
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Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the bottom of the social scale. And any mother would've wanted their child to marry a doctor, a lawyer, an architect, not a cook. Now, we are genius, it's different. — Jacques Pepin

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Jacques Pepin was a Chef from France (1935–present).

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Who said "Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the b…"?
This quote is attributed to Jacques Pepin, a Chef from France.
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Jacques Pepin lived from 1935 – present.
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