Buddy Valastro Quotes

No matter what the recipe, any baker can do wonders in the kitchen with some good ingredients and an upbeat attitude!

- Buddy Valastro

My kids are always in the kitchen with me - I bring them to the bakery and let them decorate cakes, and they also try to help me and my wife, Lisa, cook dinner at night.

- Buddy Valastro

You always help out a local businessperson.

- Buddy Valastro

Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories.

- Buddy Valastro

I love making cakes, and I'm good at it.

- Buddy Valastro

I tell my kids no television and no cellphones at the table.

- Buddy Valastro

I would love to sit at home all day and play with my kids. It's my favorite thing to do in my time off.

- Buddy Valastro

The television has opened a lot of doors for me. I am very successful at what I do, and I live a good life. It's not something that I'm embarrassed of. I think it's something people should want to aspire to.

- Buddy Valastro

I think good things happen to good people.

- Buddy Valastro

The key to a good meal is simplicity and the right seasoning.

- Buddy Valastro

All of my family is so close. We're always over at each other's houses.

- Buddy Valastro

I promised my daughter I'd name my first restaurant after her, but now the other kids are like, 'Dad, what about us?' I'm gonna have to open four restaurants!

- Buddy Valastro

It's so important to find what you love. If you love it, you'll excel at it.

- Buddy Valastro

I looked her in the eye, and I told her, 'Ma, I owe everything to you, and I couldn't be who I am without you. You're my No. 1 girl, and I'll always love you.' And I got to say my piece, I got to say goodbye to her - which was tough.

- Buddy Valastro

Oh, my wife is a wonderful cook. She comes from a food-loving Italian family - her father owned a pizzeria!

- Buddy Valastro

Everybody likes pizza! It's a quick and easy clean-up meal.

- Buddy Valastro

The worst part about ALS is that one day, you're able to brush your teeth; then you'll never be able to brush your teeth again. One day, you're able to walk - you're never going to walk again.

- Buddy Valastro

All Italians got a refrigerator in the garage. That's what we do.

- Buddy Valastro

Sometimes, I pinch myself. Through everything, its about hard work... believing in yourself and in the American dream. Believe that you can make something out of yourself.

- Buddy Valastro

I would never talk bad about anybody, even if they have something derogatory to say about me. I'm the bigger person.

- Buddy Valastro

I think that people can relate to family. There is a person that watches the show because they want to see what I am going to create. There is a person that watches the show because they want to see my family.

- Buddy Valastro

I feel like our history and our roots make us who we are.

- Buddy Valastro

Having family time to reflect on your day is the best.

- Buddy Valastro