I'm against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.

Don't be against things so much as for things.

It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.

I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.

I don't fear that a man will wear out as quickly as he will rust out.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.