Fame hurt. People thought I was a sellout chef and stopped coming to my restaurant.

I have often wondered who was the first person to realize that eating an artichoke was a good idea.

Truth builds trust.

Life is always more beautiful and worth living when you are capable of enjoying the beauty of nature

Morality is societal, but kindness is universal. Be kind even if it not always ethical.

Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism.

Chicago is like a warzone. Chicago is worse than some of the people that you report, in some of the places that you report about every night, in the Middle East.

My objective is to build a bridge to a person, to establish a dialogue.

I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.

While any one is base, none can be entirely free and noble.

You must spend money, if you wish to make money.

There is none dwelling in the house but God. When a man is awakened he melts and perishes.