I think my family, especially having three teenage sons, keeps my cooking at home grounded and very approachable. I'm definitely not making spumas in my kitchen, that's for sure!

I always like to say that no matter what you want to do in life, if you stick with it, you're bound to eventually get good at it!

Store spices in a cool, dark place, not above your stove. Humidity, light and heat will cause herbs and spices to lose their flavor.

Life is a love story, with every character yearning for permanent refuge in someone's heart.

Full many a gem of purest ray sereneThe dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

Don't let anyone tell you no. Do it with conviction, do it with passion, and you'll find a way

The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet Lancelot had more.

I got in drama class in high school and I only got in there because there were girls and I thought maybe I could make a grade above a C in something.

The prospering of God's cause on earth depends upon his people thinking well.

There is something beautiful in the mundane if you take enough microscope to it and focus in on something that seems innocuous to begin with.

Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present