The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.

Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.

Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.

Tasting a dish should be memorable If nothing remains in the memory of a single guest, then I have made a mistake.

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.

The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.

Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.

Nowadays, food needs to be healthy, local, sustainable and not filled with too much fat, salt or sugar. It should be slow-cooked and seasonal. That's my vision.

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

A man obsessed: obsessed with perfection, sharing, aesthetics, taste, savoir-faire, and much more.

I have a very modern way of thinking; the chef is there to lead the team and not just to sit behind the piano.

Words are spiritual forces.

We take the names of madmen, because madness is our fate. Terribly melodramatic, that.

It’s illegal to yell ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater, right?” “It is.” “Well, I’ve whispered ‘Racism’ in a post-racial world.

Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.

The '50s was a pretty wonderful time for people, it was hopeful.

Not only must we follow the golden thread towards spiritual freedom, but we must also unravel the garden-variety twine that is wrapped tightly around our hearts and minds.

I believe the second half of one's life is meant to be better than the first half. The first half is finding out how you do it. And the second half is enjoying it.

Speeches pass away, but acts remain.

We are our own greatest surprise.

Dad told me to stop running in circles, I couldn't, so he nailed down my other foot!