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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.

Anthony Bourdain

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.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Eat Kill Myself Sports
Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Doctor
I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Myself Try
That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Experiment New Repeat Try
It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Career Goodness Rare
This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Healing Magic Yourself
Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Greatness Life Memories Oneself Play Power True
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 BOURDAIN

Experience Expression Journey Oneself Serious
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 BOURDAIN

Food Ourselves Space Time
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.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Change Leave Life Small Travel World Yourself
Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again. Ever.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Lie Mistake Yourself
The idea of America is a mutt-culture, isn’t it? Who the hell is America if not everybody else?
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Deep Ideas
Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Character Skill Yourself
No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Dream Reward Understand
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.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Beautiful Break Change Comfortable Heart Hurt Journey Travel Yourself
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.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Crime Divine Food Respect Taste

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