Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes
I think, as a chef and restaurateur, that you have to take care of your business. Otherwise, you're only as good as your last meal. You have to watch if your food costs are too high, or you could be out of business in no time.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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Over the next decade, there will be disruption as significant as the Internet was for publishing, where blockchain is going to disrupt dozens of industries, one being capital markets and Wall Street.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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I'd like to focus on my life on creating new medicines for people who are suffering from rare disease.
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I think I'd be quite good at Builder, like designer, construction... I've always liked making things. I'm quite good with my hands. So I think I'd be quite good at designing new inventions.
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There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.
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The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.
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There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.
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I think, as a chef and restaurateur, that you have to take care of your business. Otherwise, you're only as good as your last meal. You have to watch if your food costs are too high, or you could be out of business in no time.
