The best Quotes from From Scratch

In Italy, we have a saying, "Love rules without rules."

Amy: "It's not about a man. Trust me, the last thing I want is to try to find love while here."
Sloane: "Who said anything about love?"

If you don't fall in love with me, at least you will fall in love with Florence.

Amy: "I wanna see everything while I still can. The David, the cathedral at the Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio."
Sloane: "Okay, then what are you gonna do on your second week? Florence and Europe are a lot more than what's in guidebooks."
Amy: "I'm up for whatever's free."
Sloane: "Take a lover. That's fun. And free."

If the eye is the window of the soul, today I wanna see your soul. Don't give me Michelangelo. Give me you.

When God made Sicily, he made an absolute paradise. And then, to balance it out, he made Sicilians.

Lino: "You're in the country known for the best food."
Amy: "I thought the French were known for the best food."
Lino: "You don't want the French to make you pasta."

I'm telling you to look up instead of down at the paper you sketch on. Or rather, look in. I think you're going to look back one day and understand yourself in whole new way because of the choices you're making right now. And maybe this finds its way to a canvas.

Piece of advice: Avoid Americans. You'll never experience Florence if you hang out with only them.

The Italian Guardia di Finanza are like the lovechild of the IRS and the FBI. They live to hunt down lavoro nero.

You can love many people in this life, but the trick is to find someone who you can love and live with in peace.

In Italy, we have a saying. In dreams, as in love, all is possible.

Italians love a good love story. And ours is for the ages.

Amy: "Lino's reinventing Thanksgiving."
Zora: "Oh, good. 'Cause if there's anything Texans love, it's different sh-t."

Today we start our new lives together. Nothing is holding us back. Only dreams ahead.

In a city where there is no center, I'm your center.

I came here to experience art, to try things I may never get to again in my life.

I came here to have my own Renaissance.

If Italy were Mona Lisa then Florence would be her smile.

You will begin to wonder that human daring ever achieved anything so magnificent.

This is the fairest picture on our planet, the most enchanting to look upon, the most satisfying to the eye and the spirit. To see the sun sink down, drowned on his pink and purple and golden floods, and overwhelm Florence with tides of color that make all the sharp lines dim and faint and turn the solid city to a city of dreams, is a sight to stir the coldest nature, and make a sympathetic one drunk with ecstasy.

Under the shadow of a stately Pile,
The dome of Florence, pensive and alone,
Nor giving heed to aught that passed the while,
I stood, and gazed upon a marble stone,
The laurelled Dante's favourite seat. A throne,

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

In Italy, you know you've found a truly authentic restaurant when they don't have an English menu. In India, it's when there are no utensils and you must eat with your hands.

The Azzurri, led by coach Roberto Mancini, played together with great team spirit and personality. After 50 years, the trophy returns to Italy.

Look at what happened during Prohibition - a handful of poor, uneducated immigrants from Sicily became stronger than all the laws, courts, and police here in the States.

You need to find yourself a nice French boyfriend. That's the best way to learn the language. In bed.

"Who eats spaghetti with chopsticks?"
"Like a billion people."

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."

Even in the darkness, diamonds still shine.

Why would anyone want to be a pirate? It's the best thing there is. Wind in your back. The salty sea air. Loyal crew by your side.

What if everything that came from the past were influenced by the future?

It takes much more courage to be in love than it does for war.

Don't exploit an advantage just because it emerges; wait until the optimal moment, then strike.

Ats Ayittey: "Excuse me but this is the quiet carriage."
Stefan Tovell: "Shut the f*ck up then."

"Hey. Do you like bad boys?"
"Sure do. Let me know if you find one."

Marcus: "My bike. It's gone. She took it."
Max: "So that's like Grand Theft Auto. Or Grand Theft Bike."

Aimee: "Did you know you need, like, sugar and flour and an oven to bake? And you don't shove it all in, you have to follow alle these rules."
Maeve: "Yeah, it's called a recipe."

I think love should come out of nowhere, sweep you up completely.

Your cells age at half the rate of a normal human. When you're 40, you'll still have the leucocytes of a teenager.