Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

Patience is the secret to good food.

It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

Studies have shown that an ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother.

You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.

I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news

He always accuses me of trying to look'cool', I was like, 'everybody tries to look cool, I just happen to be successful.

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart; I can't make any mistakes'.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.

They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.

We continually use stories to hold up as mirrors to ourselves.