Gourmandise is an impassioned, rational, and habitual preference for all objects which flatter the sense of taste.

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.

Stars are dull when they're compared to you and I

A lie with confidence is more powerful than a truth without it.

This is our life

Never forget: Death was Satan’s greatest victory.

I learned to fly an airplane, and had my own airplane during the 1960s.

I want to remain that family farmer independence, which I think is so critical to this country. I think it's helped build this country.

At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.

And more so now, since having a family - I don't seek out any other acceptance.

A great pinot chases its own tail. You drink it and you just keep finding new tastes that go with it. My dream was to make a world-class pinot and learn more about other wines as well.

We all are imbued with the love of praise.