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 BOURDAINUnder ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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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 learned to recognize failure.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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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 could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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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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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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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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