"Philanthropy is the principal social institution that provides instruction in voluntary service."

“You can make anything into a play for the simple reason that the human mind is one of the best writers in the business. So, if you've got a writer who's clever enough to give you enough clues, you will fill out every blank spot in a play, every single one.”

“I think you have to be careful with spices. Kids' palates can be very delicate, and they might not like things overspiced. In my cookbooks for kids, I do a milder version of my signature spice blend, Emeril's Essence, called Baby Bam, which has no cayenne pepper.”

Source : Source: www.believermag.com

“Gratitude leads to happiness. Conversely, lack of gratitude is the curse of the unhappy.”

“Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.”

“You have to listen to the movie while you're making it. I think that's important.”

“The Carpetbaggers was the first big money I made. Money gave me a lot of freedom, but no matter how much you make there's always somebody chasing your ***** for more.”

“We artists are hypersensitive, or we wouldn't be - couldn't be - artists.”

Source : R. O. Blechman (2009). “Dear James: Letters to a Young Illustrator”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

“Marriage is - among other things - a study in contradiction and disappointment, and inside that reality there is space for us to truly learn how to love.”