A party without cake is just a meeting
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.
Tears mess up your makeup.
The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all of the time.
I think the inner person is the most important. ... I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.
I don't think about whether people will remember me or not. I've been an okay person. I've learned a lot. I've taught people a thing or two. That's what's important.
Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.
Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.
You must have discipline to have fun.
The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. I think of my strawberry souffle. I did that at least twenty-eight times before I finally conquered it.
If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished-there will always be work you haven't done.
Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.
Life itself is the proper binge.
You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.
I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.
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.
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
When you have a few cake formulas and filling ideas in your repertoire, you will find that it's pretty much an assembly job - you can mix and match a different way every time.
I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.
