I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

It's all about new techniques -- simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster, but not worse.

Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards.

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.

I want to focus on my salad.

All I really want is a three-room house. The home I have designed at my new farm in Bedford, New York, is a three-room house: bedroom on top, living room in the middle, and kitchen on the ground.

I love dessert. I can't be guilty about it because I have to taste everything. I experiment.