Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go. ― Anthony Bourdain

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To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute. - James Buchanan

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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have. ― Anthony Bourdain

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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. ― Anthony Bourdain

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Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit. ― Anthony Bourdain

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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

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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have. - Anthony Bourdain

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

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I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you. ― Anthony Bourdain

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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese. ― Anthony Bourdain

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