The more you know$$$ the more you can create. There's no end to imagination in the kitchen.

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

The more I learned$$$ the more I realized how very much one has to know before one is in-the-know at all.

Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.

Aim for the side of the skull$$$ which is softer and displaces the brain more.

Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

I'll die for stifled love$$$ by all that's true.

This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook — try new recipes$$$ learn from your mistakes$$$ be fearless$$$ and above all have fun!

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

Patience is a conquering virtue.