An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo
One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation. – Victor Hugo
To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it. – Victor Hugo
Change your opinions, keep to your principles change your leaves, keep intact your roots. – Victor Hugo
The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen. – Gordon Ramsay