"I always think the toughest commentary is on a bad goalless draw. If I were assessing a young commentator, I would rate him on a game where nothing is happening."

“The first time I passed through the country (Switzerland) I had the impression it was swept down with a broom from one end to the other every morning by housewives who dumped all the dirt in Italy.”

“I need to retire from retirement.”

“I played 100 shows before I got paid”

“Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art”

Source : Interview with Michael Y. Park, www.epicurious.com. September 27, 2010.

“Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears.”

Source : F. L. Lucas (2012). “Style: The Art of Writing Well”, p.229, Harriman House Limited

“No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.”

“Faith is the backbone of the social and the foundation of the commercial fabric; remove faith between man and man, and society and commerce fall to pieces. There is not a happy home on earth but stands on faith; our heads are pillowed on it, we sleep at night in its arms with greater security for the safety of our lives, peace, and prosperity than bolts and bars can give.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 218, 1895.

“These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.”