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

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I always say that I don't believe I'm a chef. I try to be a storyteller. - Jose Andres

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I don’t want to make food that only the top 3 percent can enjoy. That doesn’t bring my heart joy. I want to create a place that services a wide range of people. There are sleepless nights, 24-hour work days. I’m rooted in love and passion for the game. - Nyesha Arrington

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To become a doctor, you need to go to medical school. To become a lawyer, you need a J.D. But to become a chef, you just put your time in at restaurants and learn by doing. - Caroline Schiff

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In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude. - Julia Child

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Cooking is the ultimate giving. - Jamie Oliver

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Reem’s is a place where you can imagine a different way for the world to run, where those in the margins are at the center. - Reem Assil

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Chefs don't make mistakes; they make new dishes. - Elizabeth Brigg

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What you desire, as an actor, is to have an impact. That's why you did it. You want to move people, and you want to resonate with your audience. It's always a great compliment to have people appreciate and speak of the characters. I can go anywhere in the world, to places where people don't actually speak English, and people can say, verbatim, what I said on the show as Mr. Eko, which is great. That's fun!

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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer. – Henry David Thoreau

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