Robert Mondavi Quotes

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• Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

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  Passion, Heart, Wine

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine, Ideas, Moderation

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Drink, Economy, Critics

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Art, Wine, Quality

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• My path was simple: Follow your passion. Pour in your heart and soul. Settle for nothing less than excellence. And with enough hard work and faith in yourself, you can realize your dream.

  Robert Mondavi

  Dream, Hard Work, Passion

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.304, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Wine has been with us since the beginning of civilization. It is the temperate, civilized, sacred, romantic mealtime beverage recommended in the Bible. Wine has been praised for centuries by statesmen, philosophers, poets, and scholars. Wine in moderation is an integral part of our culture, heritage and gracious way of life.

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine, Civilization, Culture

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Mother, Food, Wine

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• I know that wine is, above all else, a blessing, a gift of nature, a joy as pure and elemental as the soil and vines and sunshine from which it springs.

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  Spring, Wine, Sunshine

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.16, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine, Hug, Want

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• The greatest leaders don't rule. They inspire

  Robert Mondavi

  Leader, Inspire

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• I feel blessed. So many men and women search and search but never find their passion, their calling, their sense of mission that would ignite their hearts and fill their lives with meaning and joy.

  Robert Mondavi

  Blessed, Passion, Heart

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.39, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art.

  Robert Mondavi

  Art, Wine, Skills

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• In both life and work, stay flexible. Whether in a country, a company, or a family, the same holds true: Dictatorship and rigidity rarely work. Freedom and elasticity do.

  Robert Mondavi

  Country, Rigidity, Dictatorship

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• Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

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  Wine, Men, Civilized

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Art, Wine, Greek

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Mother, Wine, Years

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine, Done, Economy

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• America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit.

  Robert Mondavi

  America, Spirit, Thrive

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• Wine to me is all about sharing.

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.78, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

  Robert Mondavi

  People, Giving, Pleasure

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• 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.

  Robert Mondavi

  Wine, Giving, World

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• We want to raise the art of living well.

  Robert Mondavi

  Art, Want, Economy

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Football, Economy, Slam

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

  Robert Mondavi

  Thinking, Aquariums, Essentials

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• 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.

  Robert Mondavi

  Father, Wine, Stanford University

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