Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and an inability to verbalize my ideas); I had a lack of confidence, which cause me to back down from forcefully stated positions; and I was overly emotional at the expense of careful, 'scientific' though. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

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

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

We should enjoy food and have fun. It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

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.