If the events of September 11 2001 have proven anything it's that the terrorists can attack us but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom our liberty our civil rights. No only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

This June I'll travel once again to the Food and Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen Colorado. For many years my dear friend Julia Child and I have teamed up to teach classes together at the event for the past seven years my daughter Claudine has been my cooking partner on stage.

Back in 1983 the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.

Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived.

Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt is already accomplished.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not gives advantage to the danger.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct your life will be safe expedient and thin.