A party without cake is really just a meeting.

Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

People who love to eat are always the best people.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

You need anything we're only an hour away, give or take, honey. You call. We'll help you hide the body.

The time to being writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions.

I had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me.

My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.

A Passage to India. It is my favourite movie.

I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom or we went to his dressing room to say hello.

You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.

You learn just as much from your failures. Sometimes you love your failures even more.