Every cure of obesity must begin with these three essential precepts:discretion in eating, moderation in sleeping, and exercise.

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.

The mouse that fears the trap has already been trapped.

A good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavour and fear.

You can't take good health for granted.

To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target.

I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.

I haven't ever seen a period drama that has a fantasy element to it, that's set in London, that's as lavish as it is, and that's made for American TV.

Because of your love I have broken with my past

You either care or you don’t.

Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost