I really believe there's no such thing as accidents, only opportunities. God gives everyone the ingredients to a good, happy life. It's up to us to make the most of them.

I'm an all-things-in-moderation kind of person. I do eat a warm donut occasionally. I especially enjoy a cider donut when I'm apple picking. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!

My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get your fingers dirty!

If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti.

Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food.

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.

People exist for one another.

The picture must be... a revelation, an unexpected and unprecedented resolution of an eternally familiar need.

If the criminal will not keep his gains for ever and his victim will not always suffer want, surely man passes like a shadow and troubles himself in vain.

Each of us is tied, in some fashion, to the past. We are all part of a continuum.

... fire fast when it's not working. It's better for the company, it's also better for the employee.

It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is.

I did end up doing substitute teaching, but there's not a lot of teaching involved in that.

I don't want to be the funny girl or the serious girl. I would hope to touch on all different genres and all different types of characters, which I think I've been lucky enough to do, so far.