Quotes from Robert Mondavi


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    My wife taught me the importance of living well.

    Wife | Taught | Importance


    Once I was able to take care of myself and my children, I then wanted to share.

    Care | Share


    My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.

    Together | Brother | Fruit


    As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much.

    Learned | Everywhere


    We definitely need to get the excitement back.

    Excitement | Definitely


    Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.

    Good | Wine | Industry


    This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.

    Good | Moderation | Essential


    Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.

    God | Consumers | Consider


    It is giving me a great satisfaction, because I had the notion that we could make great wines equal to the greatest wines in the world, and everybody said it was impossible.

    Great | Greatest | Giving


    Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

    Football | Excel | Marbles


    I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

    Consumers | Drink | Critics


    How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.

    Beautiful | Heart | Giving


    We want to raise the art of living well.

    Art | Raise


    Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.

    Business | Future | Father


    Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

    Wine | Beginning | Civilized


    If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

    Life | Art | Food


    My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.

    Time | Mother | Water


    Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.

    Life | Food | Quality


    I always knew the importance of it, since I was three or four years old my mother used to feed me wine and water. I grew up with wine as liquid food.

    Food | Mother | Water


    I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.

    Food | Good | Mother


       

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