Once you realize that you have identified a passion, invest in yourself. Figure out what you need to know, what kind of experience and expertise you need to develop to do the things that you feel in your heart you will enjoy and that will sustain you both mentally and economically.

It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.

As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am now their mother.

The cocktail party is probably America's greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.

I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.

Larousse has a place of honor on every cookbook shelf in America.

This is a funny story. We'd asked the guards every day for cappuccino. You know, just as a joke. And they'd come in with their cups of coffee and stuff. And so I get here and I have a spot for a cappuccino machine, and it didn't work. So I don't have any cappuccino ... I didn't miss the cappuccino, I missed the idea of cappuccino.