I dont eat anything on an airplane.

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.

Every goal has a road block

Whoever gives knowledge to a fool loses itAnd who keeps it from the deserving does wrong.

Take on the challenge and find inspiration in the process.

The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.

Every year, dads will dress up as Santa and try to surprise their kids by coming down the chimney, and every year, a dad gets stuck and dies.

I suspect that these traits-desire, commitment, and good work habits-are important in all facets of our lives. . .

Television was not intended to make human beings vacuous, but it is an emanation of their vacuity.

I'm in favor of everything with regards to ending institutional racism.