Charlie Trotter

To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice.

The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.

I am actually a very gentle person.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.

That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.