People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature.

In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.

So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.

I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.

The happiest she'd ever been was with him, and the saddest. Was that the true test of love?

Don’t do business just for the money. Make it a hobby and the money will come automatically.

Ghosts are just our minds telling us that subconsciously we feel guilty about something we should have done, would have done, but never took the time!

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.

Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.

You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to do every single time I'm on the mound.

You try to avoid the mistakes you made in the past.

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life.

The choice of a mate is crucial because no one has a greater influence on our spiritual lives.

You learn more from your losses, than from your gains.