Alcohol is the monarch of liquids.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.

To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.

The pleasures of the table belong to all times and ages, to every country and every day; they go hand in hand with all our other pleasures, outlast them, and remain to console us for their loss.

In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.

Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life.

Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

The fate of a nation depends on the way that they eat.

Sure, Mom.They stop and say hello, and then once you pass they talk the back off you like you were nothing. They assess your outfit, your hairstyle, and they garble what you say so it comes out ugly.

Embrace your sacred existence.

The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.

Augustus Waters died eight days after his prefuneral, at Memorial, in the ICU, when the cancer, which was made of him, finally stopped his heart, which was also made of him.

Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory.

It's an odd job, making decent people laugh.

I think, for myself, life lied to me.

We [photographers] have the tools and the power to create images - we should try to make them as truthful as possible.

And I want to find a way to be of service to humanity. I think that's crucial. So want to be an artist and a servant, a humanitarian, and I want to play goofy weirdoes.

Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.