May 27: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on May 27.
Jamie Oliver, chef and author (May 27, 1975–present)
“I’ve spent 25 years travelling the world, and the poorest communities always have the best food. I’ll take you to Costa Rica, I’ll take you to Italy, I’ll take you to the council estates of Sardinia and Greece, and the food will blow your mind.” —Jamie Oliver
Williams, Zoe. “Jamie Oliver on fame, failure and fighting obesity: ‘I’m actually quite shy. I don’t like a ruck.’” The Guardian, August 3, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/03/jamie-oliver-fighting-obesity-chef-uk-diet-turkey-twizzlers.
“I actually don’t like fighting. I’m actually quite shy. I don’t like getting into rucks.” —Jamie Oliver
Williams, Zoe. “Jamie Oliver on fame, failure and fighting obesity: ‘I’m actually quite shy. I don’t like a ruck.’” The Guardian, August 3, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/03/jamie-oliver-fighting-obesity-chef-uk-diet-turkey-twizzlers.
Henry Kissinger, politician (May 27, 1923–present)
“One of the problems on these high level trips is little things like where do you get your motorcade and what do you do with your shirts. Do you have enough shirts along and do you dare to get it washed in the various local places and without having it shrunk to a point that you can’t use it any more.” —Henry Kissinger
PBS. “Kissinger Interview.” PBS, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/china-kissinger-interview/.
“Chou En-lai was elegant, intelligent, professional, charming, and he seemed to have unlimited time for these conversations. I used to tell him that I couldn’t spare that much time for the second coming.” —Henry Kissinger
PBS. “Kissinger Interview.” PBS, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/china-kissinger-interview/.
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