When I say 'Clean water was only served to the fairer skin,' what I'm saying is we're making product with chitlins. T-shirts! That's the most we can make.

Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

Even a broke clock is right twice a day

Life is 5% what happens, and 95% how you react.

This is my life homie, you decide yours

Believe in your flyness...conquer your shyness

Nothing in life is promised except death.

Everything I'm not makes me everything I am

You're not perfect, but you're not your mistakes.

You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the end.

Until you become so passionate about you and your business no one will. You are your first cheerleader and business promoter.

When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you can't eat money.

O sweet September thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring And promise of exceeding joy hereafter.

Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.

I have always loved to use fear, to take it and comprehend it and make it work and consolidate a situation where I was afraid and take it whole and work from there.

Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are.

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind them into powder.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Art has always been aware of itself as art.