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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINThe journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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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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And chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t know what they want to eat.
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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas on a busy Saturday night.
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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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Our movements through time and space seem somehow trivial compared to a heap of boiled meat in broth, the smell of saffron, garlic, fishbone, and Pernod.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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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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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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