That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
ANTHONY BOURDAINWithout new ideas, success can become stale.
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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Under ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
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I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport – would never do it and don’t like it that others do. But if you kill it, then eat it, it’s fine.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again. Ever.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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Luck is not a business model.
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Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.
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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.
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The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
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There’s something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar – even in this fake-ass Irish pub.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas – fat, drugged, and completely out of it.
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Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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I had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find the perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one.
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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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