The tragedy of my job [journalist] is that I rarely get to go where I want to go. I have to go where the job takes me.

Salt is the difference between eating in Technicolor and eating in black and white.

In my experience of vegan food it tends to be a symphony of beige.

English wine is like Belgian rock or German disco: a waste of everyone's time and money.

One of my mottos for living is: never eat on a boat, unless you own the boat.

Bad restaurants find unique ways to be bad. Good ones are good in the same way: good food, nice staff, a pleasant room. The human capacity for finding unique ways to screw things up always amazes me.

People adore bad reviews. Nobody would be interested in reading the good ones.

If you want to do something that really changes someone’s life, the best thing you can do is make the person you’re trying to help a participant in the process.

You have to hold on and be patient. Pain lasts for a while, but you must leave room for happiness when you find it.

Education is not only learning the information, but it is also about gaining experience to unlock the door to wisdom.

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

When I was in England, I had seen advertisements about typing agencies; I had learned that if you really want to make a good impression, you should have your manuscript well typed.

I've never encountered someone in public life who has less desire to hold office than Michelle Obama, though she is incredibly gifted at retail politics.

Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.

I've been involved in mixed martial arts since 1997 when I first started working for the UFC.

Christ, what an imagination I've got!

The inquiry into the proper aims and limits of State agency must be of the highest importance nay, that it is perhaps more vitally momentous than any other political question.