A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

Development is where my heart is focused because eating is the only thing that we do that involves all the senses. We eat with our eyes and our ears and our noses.

I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

Take note of what's around you and maximise sensory pleasure.

If it doesn't taste good it doesn't go on the menu

At home I've got 1,500 cook books and the spines have all gone, the pages are all torn - it's chaos.

No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock.

I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined.

I don't strive to be a perfect being. I only push to put in my best in everything that I do. I refuse to let any of my abilities to go unused.

Life keeps throwing me curve balls and I don't even own a bat. At least my dodging skills are improving.

I used to be free spirited, now I'm just free of sleep. I got a burning passion in my throat. I got a burning passion inside me.

Do you ask enough questions? Or do you settle for what you know?

Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.

Society is the master, and man is the servant.

There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.

If someone was to tally the number of human hours wasted in business by people trying to accomplish objectives without being given the authority to do so, we would all be appalled.

Adulthood can do the most horrific things to the best of people.

The most important thing is to find collective solutions in diplomacy and I think that is possible.