Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew to love it.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
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Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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Brad Pitt is amazingly talented and equally good-looking, too.
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My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.
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I was a very, very good congressman.
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You know you're going to have a good day when your morning begins with breakfast in the same room as Carrie Tiffany, David Vann and Lionel Shriver.
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I always take off my makeup. My mother always told me to do this, and I never go to bed without doing it. I use a good moisturizer and Mario Badescu face wash.
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It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.
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Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.
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The team is in great shape, the coaching staff, the front office. Just things feel really good chemistry-wise across the board.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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First acting gig was playing a victim in 'America's Most Wanted.' The night the show aired, they caught the killer!
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You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.
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As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.
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I'm glad that I didn't get a part in 'Scream 2' and become a star in 1995.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation. This is what I try to tell my students: this is one great thing that literature can do - it can make us identify with situations and people far away.
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For me, the good food starts with good product.
