For my 16th birthday, my family took me to L'Auberge de L'Ill, which was family-run but had three Michelin stars. It was a revelation. After that meal, I realised this is what I want to do.

For me, the good food starts with good product.

There is so much more vegetable use in Thailand, India and China than meat. Yes, when you go to the markets or buy street food, you see shrimp or chicken - but mostly vegetables.

Happiness waits for no one.

The true measure of a person is not in what he knows, but what he does with what he knows.

the romance of solitude and small places, the blurring of identity.

Of course, we avoid death. To know something is inevitable is one thing. To accept, to truly feel it... that's different.

I never thought of politics as a profession.

Believe it, future generations.

Want to extinguish an adolescent's curiosity? Cover as much material as possible.

Not what you do but how you do it, is the test of your capacity.

One takes what the river offers, both good and bad. The joy of living by running water far outweighs the sorrow.

I'm fighting hard - it's difficult under the weight of criticism but you have to take it