Scientists are a bunch of romantics.

The easy way is efficacious and speedy, the hard way arduous and long. But, as the clock ticks, the easy way becomes harder and the hard way becomes easier. And as the calendar records the years, it becomes increasingly evident that the easy way rests hazardously upon shifting sands, whereas the hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.

I'm too drunk to taste this chicken

To me, my recipes are priceless.

The food I've liked in my time is American country cookin'.

My life isn't over and I'm not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.

I've read hundreds of cookbooks. Most of those cookbooks don't even tell you how to get a steak ready, how to bake biscuits or an apple pie.