It was as if we'd known each other for a thousand years.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.

Brussels sprouts are misunderstood - probably because most people don't know how to cook them properly.

A joy that's shared is a joy made double.

Turkey, unlike chicken, has very elegant characteristics. It has more of a cache than chicken. Turkey is a delicacy, so it should be presented in such a way.

There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.

I have crushed the cup of youth like a rose between my fingers but its nectar never warmed my weary heart.

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

The shortest answer is doing.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You made tools of us. Have you never considered: the thing of a tool is that anyone may use it.

Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.

To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold an office.

I don't have a great eye for detail. I leave blanks in all of my stories. I leave out all detail, which leaves the reader to fill in something better.

The duty of "saving" became nine-tenths of virtue and the growth of the cake the object of true religion.

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

If you're in a relationship and you try to trust somebody who's completely untrustworthy, when trust is the basis of any relationship and everyone else says not to trust, is love transformative.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

The human body is a magazine of inventions, the patent office, where are the models from which every hint is taken. All the tools and engines on earth are only extensions of its limbs and senses.

We do not go to cowards for tender dealing; there is nothing so cruel as panic; the man who has least fear for his own carcase, has most time to consider others.