I always want my guests to be happy and impressed.

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

Patience is the secret to good food.

It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

I never thought of clothes as having a life of their own -but they do. We all wear an outer layer to hide who we really are.

I assure you that in all matters of discretion not involving food, we make etiquette tutors look like slobbering barbarians.

The idea that consciousness is the ground of being is the basis of all spiritual traditions.

Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.

You can't make something happen with a horse, but you can fix things up and let it happen.

I understand how to read people, and nurture them and guide them, and let them be free to do what they want to do.

If positivity is what you put out in the universe, positivity is what you get.

I find it ironic that fear is eliminating the possibility to tell stories that depict our ability to overcome fear

I didn't want to play it boring and safe. I also didn't want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they're even scarier than first ones.

Of two heroes, he who esteems his rivals the most is the greatest.