Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most.

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift.

Literature, at least good literature, is science tempered with the blood of art. Like architecture or music.

Mystery is the number one conjurer of ideas.

I'm afraid many women do choose the wedding over the marriage. It seems a steep price to pay, but it comes from a place of deep, sad longing to be loved and to have it proven that you are of value.

If odours may worke satisfaction, they are so soveraigne in plants and so comfortable that no confection of the apothecaries can equall their excellent vertue.

During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.

We're going to try to do more to communicate the value of activation to customers in addition to making the process simpler and more consistent.

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.