Shunryu Suzuki

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you can not eat.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki

The world is its own magic.

Real practice has no purpose or direction, so it can include everything that comes.

Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

I once made a (it was supposed to be a 30-minute) bean salad that took me like 6 hours

Trump Steaks, where are the steaks? Do we have steaks? We have Trump Steaks.

New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.

Chocolate makes everyone smile – even bankers.

I am vegetarian. I became one at 20 when I was working in a pig farm. I got attached to the pigs and I couldn’t stand the thought that they would have to go off to be slaughtered.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

I love to cook comfort food. I’ll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

I don’t go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

American food is too dry! I need myself some proper Chinese soup like right now.

The only meat I eat is from animals I’ve killed myself.

I go to McDonald’s every day. But I don’t eat much.