You don't need to be born with a silver spoon to reach for the brass ring
If we want to truly live, at some point, we find the dark facts of psychic life demand our full attention.
I didn’t even cry, I was stunned. You know, and that’s just how fast life turns. It turns on a dime.
You don't need Montreal steak seasoning on everything.
Yes, I love white, and I'd wear it all the time if I could. Some people think I have an issue with cleanliness, but to me it's just so pretty.
Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.
When you're young, you think you can do anything, and that was really a gift. That's why I can never understand someone telling me 'no' today. 'No' just isn't an option.
When I was at the Cordon Bleu things took hours and hours and hours to make. And they were beautiful dishes - and I know how to cook that way - but I was like, 'no one is cooking like this.'
When I came to the Food Network, I didn't want to do a cooking show. I told Kathleen Finch for nine months I didn't want to do a cooking show, I wanted to do a home-and-garden show.
The women are at an advantage - we represent the buying power in this country.
The issue I have always felt most strongly about is hunger in America, in particular the children.
Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?
Sometimes I feel like I'm not only the engine but the caboose. I have to be in the front car and pull forward, and at the same time run around behind and push everybody along with me.
Seventy percent store-bought, ready-made plus 30 percent fresh allows you to take 100 percent of the credit.
One of the things I do in my cookbooks is I will do a conversion from outdoor to indoor grilling so you can do it year-round.
Nobody makes bouillabaisse from scratch. It's all a bunch of malarkey. Even the restaurants buy a commercial-grade product. I had a very famous chef tell me that.
My years of living the jet-set life were fun, but they weren't fulfilling. The perks and benefits were lovely, but all of the fabulous furs, fancy jewelry and fun fetes simply weren't enough to fill my soul.
My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.
My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society.
My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from.
Lack of sleep makes me less productive. I need a good seven or eight hours a night.
It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them.
Instead of doing cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those baking spices I'll have one spice that's for sweets, and that's pumpkin pie spice.
If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men.
I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.
I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.
I think women today are so overwhelmed and overtaxed.
I like to create what I call 'tablescapes.' It's so much more fun when you organize your table around a theme, don't you think?
I like doing food as a focal point on my table. It is not like going out and buying flowers or candles, which are expensive.
I like being independent. I don't think that marriage means you're not independent, but right now I'm very comfortable, and I'm probably the happiest I've ever been. I feel solid. I feel safe.
