The idea of America is a mutt-culture, isn’t it? Who the hell is America if not everybody else?
ANTHONY BOURDAINIt’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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I’m not going anywhere. I hope. It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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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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Under ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
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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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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He doesn’t yearn for a better, different life than the one he has – because he knows he’s got a home in this one.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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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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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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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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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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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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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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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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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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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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I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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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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