I've also learned that you can't be all things to all people. Whatever it is that you're successful at, that has to be the No. 1 goal.

I'm an all-things-in-moderation kind of person. I do eat a warm donut occasionally. I especially enjoy a cider donut when I'm apple picking. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!

My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get your fingers dirty!

If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti.

Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food.

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

Have love for your inner Self and everything else is done for you.

Nice! There's no fun in nice. I'll be myself and you'll all love me for it.

When people talk about their great past they're usually trying to excuse the mediocre present.

It is very difficult for a man to allow his heart to walk around outside of his body. He wants to protect it at every moment.

Never forget to stop and drink the beauty of roses to get drunk for a few moments of life.

Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

I believe God is everything, say Shug. Everything that is or ever was or ever will be. And when you can feel that, and be happy to feel that, you've found It.

Once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in.

The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism.