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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINIt’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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The idea of America is a mutt-culture, isn’t it? Who the hell is America if not everybody else?
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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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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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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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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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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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I had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas – fat, drugged, and completely out of it.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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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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