I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.

I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

Never apologize for your cooking.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

The dinner hour is a sacred, happy time when everyone should be together and relaxed.

If you don't pick your audience, you're lost because you're not really talking to anybody.