"Never forget, organizational values start and end with you, the leader. Whether your example is good or bad, expect most employees to follow your lead."

“I say: If you don't know how to cook, I'm sure you have at least one friend who knows how to cook. Well, call that friend and say, 'Can I come next time and can I bring some food and can I come an hour or two hours ahead and watch you and help you?'”

Source : "Chef Jacques Pepin Eats Airport Hot Dogs, Rarely Spends More than $12 on Wine". The Bon Appétit Magazine Interview, www.bonappetit.com. November 14, 2011.

“I married a woman who's not going to take anything. No slips. She's very accountable, and she holds me very accountable.”

“A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.”

“As soon as I sat down to write music, really, with Café Blue. I just can't think about that when I sit down to write. I don't let myself. I actually don't allow myself to look at sales figures. Ever. I get the general impression that I'm not selling like Norah Jones, but I don't really pay too much attention, because I think it would corrupt me.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“We invent what we love and what we fear.”

“Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72.”

“I now look at the things I could have done better and instead of beating myself up about it, since I can't turn back time, I try to remember to ask myself, "what was this experience sent to me to teach me?" I think specifically about what I will do better next time, then I actively look for moments to practice for the next time.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

“The race to win turns us all into losers.”