Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
ANTHONY BOURDAINFood had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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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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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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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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Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don’t deserve to eat garlic.
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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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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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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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