Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult.

What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

Friendship is Love without his wings!

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

My birthday is always around Thanksgiving, and I always had to have turkey on my birthday. My mom was always, 'Let's celebrate your birthday on Thanksgiving.' My other siblings got to have special dinners they liked. I resented turkey. For a long time, I hated turkey. I've kind of gotten over it.

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.

Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing. Believe in yourself. And believe that there is a loving Source - a Sower of Dreams - just waiting to be asked to help you make your dreams come true.

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

We want to take the energy surrounding the Sandy Hook anniversary that might otherwise be consumed by grief or anger - or this week in San Bernardino by fear - and channel some of that to honor our common humanity and love each other.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.