“My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.”

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”

“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.”

“It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.”

“Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.”

“The future has a way of arriving unannounced.”

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”

“Age is?wisdom, if one has lived one’s life properly.”