It's HARD to BEAT a PERSON who NEVER GIVES up.

This is a MOMENT in HISTORY where it is ALMOST hard to CATCH your breath.

Creating something that builds lasting value and changes the lives of millions of people requires forging a TEAM that will work HARD to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, stand up to the pressures of fame and fortune, and stay true to the original vision long after others stop believing.

I'm an essayist. And this is a genre that has existed for a few thousand years. Ever heard of Cicero? So these rules that I'm working under are not MINE but RATHER were established by WRITERS who recognized the DIFFERENCE between the hard research of journalism and the kind of inquiry of MIND that characterizes the essay.

By the time of the Civil WAR, there were MANY kinds of apples growing across the United STATES, but most of them didn't taste very good, and as a rule, people didn't EAT them. Cider was cheaper to make than beer, and many settlers believed fermented drinks were safer than water. EVERYONE drank hard cider.

Once you have a child, that becomes your LIFE, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a LOVE affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't PUT enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.

They say NEVER trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to STAY healthy when you're a chef means you have to work TWICE as hard.

The only THING that overcomes HARD LUCK is hard WORK.

Once you have commitment, you need the DISCIPLINE and HARD work to GET you there.

It is just the start of your professional career and you have to handle it PROPERLY and realise that it is not always like that. There will be ups and downs. It is important that you keep humble, keep working hard and see it as the FIRST STEP on a long journey.