Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

A steak needs fat to taste great.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

I call all chefs cooks. They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen.

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is hit them with a pot.

I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.

In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody.

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.

[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable.

Education with inert ideas is not only useless; it is above all things harmful.

What I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition.

I'm determined to go right to the end to find justice. Of course I am not happy, I feel very bitter and disappointed.

AS for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them

I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work.

Yoga is not just about living better. It is about exploring the very source of life.

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.

See deep enough, and you see musically.

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.