I think it's very important that whatever you're trying to make or sell or teach has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won't be here in ten years.

I used to wear real fur, but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.

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.

I like knowing about everything, and I think that really helps me in my business.

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

I had no idea when I went to college what I'd be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing.

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.