Marcus Samuelsson Quotes
Taking dishes straight off the restaurant's menu and putting them into a cookbook doesn't work, because as a chef you have your own vision of what your food is, but you can't always explain it. Or you can't pick recipes that best illustrate who and where you are and what you're doing. And if the recipes don't work, you don't have a book.
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The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher – God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher – God complex.
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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
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If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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I am a just man.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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As long as my family's OK, I'll be fine.
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When incomes and bonuses decrease, revenues falter, and businesses stumble, it's more important than ever to give - not necessarily more, but in a way that matters more. When incomes are down and wallets are stretched, the effectiveness of our giving is what really counts.
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When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.
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It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
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Christians get trees. Jews get bushes. To stay in good standing with the Tribe, you've got to refer to a Christmas tree as a Hanukkah bush.
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Louise Wilson told me she wanted to see more of the 1997 show. And so I needed to reissue that.
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I don't feel like I've hit my stride. So I wonder what the moment will be when I get to be who I want to be.
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I didn't say a bad thing about 'Politico' in my book.
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Listen - in life, if you can go into work and spend the day with Halle Berry, you're doing alright.
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Taking dishes straight off the restaurant's menu and putting them into a cookbook doesn't work, because as a chef you have your own vision of what your food is, but you can't always explain it. Or you can't pick recipes that best illustrate who and where you are and what you're doing. And if the recipes don't work, you don't have a book.
