Anthony Bourdain Quotes :
“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.”
“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
“I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.”
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river.”
“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”
“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”
“Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.”
“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.”
“I learned long ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.”
“I wanted kicks—the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I’d yearned for since childhood.”
“I love New York. In New York, the whole world comes to you.”
“I don’t have any delusions. I don’t think I’m an auteur.”
“I believe in what I do, but I’m not a hard man to track down; I’m really not.”
“Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.”
“Assume the worst. About everybody. But don’t let it stop you.”
“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.”
“Good food and good eating are about risk.”
“I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you should say yes to people.”
“We ask simply that you respect our existence.”
“The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent.”
“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”
“Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
“If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.”
“There is no final resting place of the mind.”
“You’re never going to get a regular job again, because people will be constantly analyzing your every move.”
“Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on.”
“I’m not afraid to look like an idiot.”
“Your most closely held beliefs should always be subject to intense and repeated questioning.”
“Work on developing the ability to point out contradictions in people’s arguments.”
“I believe in living life the way that you want to.”
“I’m happiest experiencing life, without a filter between me and the world.”
“Luck is not a business model.”
“The journey is part of the experience.”
“I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.”
“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.”
“I love New York. In New York, the whole world comes to you.”
“I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you should say yes to people.”
“Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.”
“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”
“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.”
“I don’t have any delusions. I don’t think I’m an auteur.”
“I believe in what I do, but I’m not a hard man to track down; I’m really not.”
“There is no final resting place of the mind.”
“Good food and good eating are about risk.”
“I believe in living life the way that you want to.”
“The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent.”
“I’m happiest experiencing life, without a filter between me and the world.”
“Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on.”
“Luck is not a business model.”
“I wanted kicks—the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I’d yearned for since childhood.”
“Assume the worst. About everybody. But don’t let it stop you.”
“We ask simply that you respect our existence.”
“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.”
“Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
“I’m a big believer that you should say yes to people.”
“Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.”
“There is no final resting place of the mind.”
“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”
“I don’t have any delusions. I don’t think I’m an auteur.”
“The journey is part of the experience.”
“I’m not afraid to look like an idiot.”
“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”
“I believe in what I do, but I’m not a hard man to track down; I’m really not.”
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can.”
“I can do nothing else. I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can’t do it alone.”
“I’m happiest experiencing life, without a filter between me and the world.”
“If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.”
“The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent.”
“Luck is not a business model.”
“There is no final resting place of the mind.”
“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.”
“I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you should say yes to people.”
“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”
“I love New York. In New York, the whole world comes to you.”
“I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.”
“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.”
“I learned long ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.”
“I believe in living life the way that you want to.”
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