I think that's the important thing - being aware of that inspiration and being able to interpret it into something that's meaningful for you.

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.

This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.

The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

Success is measured by the memories you create.

It's not about perfection; it's about the joy of striving.

A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide.

Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.

You have to be driven. You have to be focused. You have to be aware.

I love love because it comes in so many forms shapes sizes and colours. It fits everyone.

My marriage is incredibly important to me. It's the place from which I engage in the world every day, and the place to which I return every day.

I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens.

Government is the exercise of all the great qualities of the human mind.

My childhood lacked affection and ambience.

I'm very much more choosy now. I do stuff that I really, really, really like.

Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.

It's comprised of both Republicans and Democrats and their membership in this club known as the establishment, party affiliation is second or third in terms of your qualifications to be in the club.

I believed that I could still win no matter what the score was.

The fact is, it seems, that the most you can hope is to be a little less, in the end, the creature you were in the beginning, and the middle.