I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.

I'm not making art, I'm making sushi

Ramen is a dish that's very high in calories and sodium. One way to make it slightly healthier is to leave the soup and just eat the noodles.

Cook more often. Don't study; just cook.

I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren't samurai, but my soul is.

New York is my, you know, second hometown.

Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!

A lot of people think Japanese food is difficult, a lot of work. But you don't have to buy the knife I have. You don't have to train as long as I have. You can do my cooking in your kitchen.

No rules. Don't be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn't have to have rules. I don't like it that way.

A kitchen without a knife is not a kitchen.

Just ask the local people for the best food. Don't rely on a guidebook.

Anger dulls the sharpness of mind, hardens the softness of feelings, and replaces the sweetness of the world with bitterness.

Dishonoring what we feel is an epidemic that has us self-medicating as a culture and trying to numb ourselves.

By working and living in New York, you are breathing Western civilization, continuously reminded of its benefits and its values.

One little ripple started today could create a typhoon fifteen years from now.

The greatest threat to America is not necessarily a recession or even another terrorist attack. The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.

Even goats may have starlight in their eyes.

Do not Blame the world. Find a solution.

Nice is different than good.

The more you practice what you know, the more shall you know what to practice.

How sometimes nature will betray its folly, Its tenderness, and make itself a pastime To harder bosoms!