Tears mess up your makeup.

My mother was independent. She had grown up in Dalton and Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, and she was one of the first women drivers in that area.

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

...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

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

Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.