Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you... - Maya Angelou

"All great achievements require time."

"If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart."

"Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."