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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINSkills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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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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Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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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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Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime, Please, treat your garlic with respect.
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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’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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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.
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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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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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