Quotes by Anthony Bourdain

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I, a product of the New Frontier and Great Society, honestly believed that the world pretty much owed me a living--all I had to do was wait around in order to live better than my parents.

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

And now to sleep, to dream...perchance to fart.

He doesnt yearn for a better, different life than the one he has - because he knows hes got a home in this one.

Theyre professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O shots or Jager shooters you might have downed at college mixers, no matter how good a drinker you might think you are, dont forget that the Russians - any Russian - can drink you under the table.

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.

[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of a sad list of people hurt, people let down, assets wasted and advantages squandered.

Since the very beginning, Emerils had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

Doing graphic novels is cool! Its fun! You get to write something, and then see it visually page by page, panel by panel, working with the artist, you get to see it fleshed out.

The fact that over 50 per cent of the residents of Toronto are not from Canada, that is always a good thing, creatively, and for food especially. That is easily a citys biggest strength, and it is Torontos unique strength.

I dont have much patience for people who are self-conscious about the act of eating, and it irritates me when someone denies themselves the pleasure of a bloody hunk of steak or a pungent French cheese because of some outdated nonsense about whats appropriate or attractive.

Im a comic nerd. Im a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics.

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone... Bad food is fake food... food that shows fear and lack of confidence in peoples ability to discern or to make decisions about their lives.

Nobody in Singapore drinks Singapore Slings. Its one of the first things you find out there. What you do in Singapore is eat. Its a really food-crazy culture, where all of this great food is available in a kind of hawker-stand environment.

Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where youve got great food and adventure. First and foremost, its a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.

Anyone whos a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: Is it good? Does it give pleasure?

I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.

You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a maximum amount of great stuff to eat in the smallest areas.