Determine who you are and what your brand is, and what youre not. The rest of it is just a lot of noise.

Chestnuts are my favorite ingredient to use in the fall, especially for the holidays. I always find that they are meaty, hearty and have a mysterious refinement when cooked or roasted over sea salt.

My mother's blueberry pie from scratch was amazing. I still make it today.

The most important things in life happen over conversations while eating.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie.

I like old fashioned things. We have these old wine buckets at the restaurant and none of them match.

I love hospitality, and I love cooking. The kitchen is where I feel most at ease and where I feel most like myself.

I'll transform anything as long as it's edible.

The worst day is just that I did not enter the culinary world sooner. And the best day was seeing the reaction of my one year old daughter when she tasted her first crisp apple!

A plate of food has to have balance. For example, a mild fish like skate mustnt be overwhelmed by the side dishes. They should have personality and color, but they also have to be subtle.

When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger.

I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty.

This is pity,” he thought, and then he lifted his head in wonder. He thought that there must be something terribly wrong with a world in which this monstrous feeling is called a virtue.

Animation has always been about technology. You can't have animation without technology.

But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end.

And my Christianity, first and foremost, governed the way that I tried to deal with people.

Sound theology should always lead us to doxology and transformation.

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Revile those who flatter you.

I admit that when the facts are not good enough, I always exaggerate them.

Our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them.