Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides.

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

The less routine the more life.

I grew up in the Seventies; my dad is an aeronautical engineer and my mum was an English and arts teacher and for a while my family had to exist on one salary.

When it comes to sending my children to college, I want the best education. It's the only thing I'm really leaving them - a good education.

The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's like art - you can see the cycles from many past artists and new artists being inspired by past artists.

When professors expect a few dozen students and hundreds show up, it's a mixed blessing. While it's a testament to their popularity, it also means they have to scramble to interview and hire more teaching fellows, schedule rooms, and order lab supplies.