Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Well done is better than well said.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Leap, and the net will appear.
You never know what motivates you.
My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.