I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

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.

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.

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

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

I live a very low-key life.

Once you enjoy playing the game too much, you stop looking at the score..!!

As a former federal judge, I am cognizant of the legal issues. As governor, I am forced to deal with their ramifications.

We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch.

The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.

Let each look to himself and see what God wants of him and attend to this, leaving all else alone.

Have a baby, and you realize: The second you think you got sh-t figured out, you don't. It's the greatest wake-up call.

Africa's a wreck and it's not because it was hit by an asteroid. It's a wreck largely because it was hit by Europe.

There's a constant contradiction between what feels good and what feels right. But you live with decisions that you make in your life.

Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. Whoever came up with that phrase I wanted his greasy head on a silver platt

... he broke her heart and made her crave his touch even while she was trying to figure out where to hide his body.