A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.

In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.

So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.

I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.

Feel not obliged to make good use of every ripe fruit on the vine.

If there is a construction or a pathway in the spirit to be made, it is the way of godliness.

Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.

It is in getting to know my Bible that I get to know Jesus.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.

Sanity is an illusion caused by alcohol deficiency.

It' easy to find information on Google guru but that's not equal to gaining knowledge.

I think the University of Texas has the chance to become the finest public university in the country.

A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.

Lo! now the direful monster, whose skin clings To his strong bones, strides o'er the groaning rocks: He withers all in silence, and his hand Unclothes the earth, and freezes up frail life.