Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall.

My travels and everything that I do where travel has inspired and influenced not only the cooking that I do but also the restaurants that I create.

For those passionately in love, the whole world seems to smile.

There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes, and values.

Group interaction tends to amplify people's initial inclinations

My number one goal was to always have to opportunity to have an international business of some sort, opening in Paris, opening in Tokyo, opening in Singapore for example, that was always my dream, and so it came about.

Success requires enough optimism to provide hope and enough pessimism to prevent complacency.