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.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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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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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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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 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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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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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Luck is not a business model.
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