Quotes of: Geoffrey Keyword

One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.

Wolfgang Puck

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

Deborah Tannen

It has an unhappy effect upon the human understanding and temper, for a man to be compelled in his gravest investigation of an argument, to consider, not what is true, but what is convenient.

Life of Geoffrey Chaucer; The Early English Poet: Including Memoirs of His Near Friend and Kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: With Sketches of the Manners, Opinions, Arts and Literature of England in the Fourteenth Century Volume 1

I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want.

Delia Smith

The best way to make a steak is grilled over an open flame or pan sauteed in a cast iron skillet.

Roy Yamaguchi

I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

Martin Yan

I think journalists have the right to their opinions but I think their opinions should be based on history and what they see, not what they feel, how long they've been waiting or whether it's raining or it's snowing or whatever.

Marc Jacobs

I finished high school there and then I went to Rhode Island School of Design.

Stephen Sprouse

It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.

Jim Elliot

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation.

Florence Kelley

When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the house. I had other offers to come back, but they weren't right, or they wouldn't let me stay in London, which was non-negotiable.

Phoebe Philo

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

Jil Sander

I'm not the type of person to eat big hunks of meat. I think people are starting to realize that great things come in small batches.

April Bloomfield

Baby wipes are great for everything! For wiping babies' butts, as an eye-makeup remover, to wipe the counter, to clean my hands at the airport, just everything.

Bethenny Frankel

Giraldus claimed that he had heard about Eleanor's adultery with Geoffrey from the saintly Bishop Hugh of Lincoln, who had learned of it from Henry II of England, Geoffrey's son and Eleanor's second husband. Eleanor was estranged from Henry at the ti...

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life

Whatever it is you're doing, whether it's your career or a particular focus, if you're trying to be the best you can possibly be, then you'll be putting that pressure on yourself.

Grant Achatz

If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general.

Marcus Samuelsson

The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined.

Martin Yan

After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May '93.

Daniel Boulud

My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.

Diane von Furstenberg

I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.

Olivier Theyskens