“I can't be a cream puff.”

“Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories.”

“I promised my daughter I'd name my first restaurant after her, but now the other kids are like, 'Dad, what about us?' I'm gonna have to open four restaurants!”

“Justice is the only worship.Love is the only priest.Ignorance is the only slavery.Happiness is the only good.The time to be happy is now,The place to be happy is here,The way to be happy is to make...”

“Be a good human.”

“Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.”

“We need more men to sit at the table... at the kitchen table.”

“The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything.”

“My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.”

“Customer is king. I am his treasurer.”

“We're all people", he said simply. "It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.”

“Thinking is mind over matter.”