I think that women like to use different parts of their brain and their hands. And I think that cooking allows you to do that.

Cut the things out of your life that keep you from reaching your dream. It doesn't matter if it's cooking or belly dancing.

There is an old story that says that Julia Child dropped a chicken on the floor when she was filming 'The French Chef.' And then - that, in fact, is not true. She just, you know, dropped some potatoes she was trying to flip in a pan.

I didn't realize it at the time, but writing obituaries was one of best jobs that I've ever had. After all, it's the only time that someone will ever laminate my work and put it in their Bible. Plus, let's be honest, writing obits in Sarasota is a very busy job. The old saying was that old people lived in Miami, but their parents lived in Sarasota.

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.

There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge - that is everywhere.

Whatever your political leaning, vote. This participation is vital. I feel the same way about issues like the space program, education, the military. The more the public focuses on these things, thinks and forms opinions, I think the better we are as a democracy.

Investing in better-quality education outcomes - especially in maths and science - more than pays for itself.