“You don't have a family doctor anymore like you did when you were a kid, who treated you throughout your life.”

“In Turkey, you're not allowed to be left alone in the hospital. The nurse teaches the family how to do things, and somebody is always there with the patient.”

“Food - I love nuts. I eat them all the time, they're easy to carry around, and I am never hungry all day long.”

“Food is no longer sacred to us: in becoming too efficient we've changed its nature.”

“There are a lot of food Nazis in the U.S., but I believe if you can show people what's really important, they'll judge the rest for themselves.”

“Most food you drop is still perfectly edible. If it was in your eyesight the whole time, you can pick it up and eat it.”

“A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.”

“In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient.”