To be honest dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening to the boring people around me.
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts.
And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.
Being a small boy it's very daunting seeing the Queen around and not really quite knowing what to talk about.
I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson, like my brother as well. We both take the mickey a bit too much.
A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.
We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.
If you really dissect hip-hop you will find a whole lot of Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, a lot of classic jazz samples in there.
The fountain of youth with the youthful young musician is one meaning, and the fountain of youth with the youthful energy of the leader is another meaning.
My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room.
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body.
I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.
I can't deal with a lot of spice but I have to eat it. I pay the price - I'm on medication for heartburn, so that's how I deal with it.
Don't touch my napkin. I do not want the server to pick up the napkin and put it on my lap. I know it belongs there; maybe I don't choose to put it there.
It's really fun to have a convection oven, even it if it's a little convection toaster oven. It really changes the way you bake.
I pay a living wage, I believe in healthcare, I declare all my income, and I don't cut corners.
Support a small chef. Not these big chains... but support the people who are out there trying to do things right and working hard to do that.
Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs.
If you want something beautiful to put on the dinner table, pick up a sockeye, the salmon species with the most vivid red flesh.
Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage.
I think that people need to stand up with their backbone and not go to places where they feel like the workers aren't taken care of.
