Marcus Samuelsson Quotes
Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.
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The world is always in movement.
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Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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You would never see me driving around in a sports car. I feel like you're so low and squish-able by transport trucks.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
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Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
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I paint. I still do it every day. I never neglected it. It's a gift. It's almost like religion for me. It's the quickest way for me to become still.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
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We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.
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Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.
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Disneyland is like Alice stepping through the Looking Glass; to step through the portals of Disneyland will be like entering another world
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You work with people who are obsessive about shopping, obsessive about owning things and buying things, like this purchase is going to make them happy. And you want to say to them, 'You know, no amount of real estate is gonna fill that void.'
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Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.
