"Alinea is not the type of restaurant where you go if you're in a hurry. Really, it's about enjoying that three-hour block of time and reflecting on the food, having great conversation with your dining companion."

"Ultimately, the perfect meal is when those things come together - circumstance, the food, ambiance, and you're with the person that you want to be with."

"Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity... they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important."

"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."

"Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school."

"The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland."

"When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law."

"I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids."