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

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.

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.

And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!

Commitment mixed with drive and sprinkled with imagination creates sustained results. Stay focused and you will make your mark!

If anyone hits me, they can expect to be hit back, and harder. I never turn the other cheek because in my experience that doesn’t work.

So many problems, however infinitely varied they first appear, turn out to be matters of money. I can't tell you how much this offends me.

I don't like planning, because it robs me of freedom, so I'd like a 24 hours that was full of surprises.

I am really passionate about sports in general - especially water sports.

Reflection increases the vigor of the mind, as exercise does the strength of the body.

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

My readers - and I get 400 emails for a day, my readers normally they say, well, you understand me, and I answer, you do understand me also. We are in the same level.

The rich would do better with a smaller share of a rapidly growing economy then they're doing now with a large share of an economy that is barely growing at all.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.