Anthony Bourdain quotes

Open your mind. Get up off the couch. Move.
- Anthony Bourdain

No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
- Anthony Bourdain

Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
- Anthony Bourdain

Not giving a damn has been a very successful business model for me.
- Anthony Bourdain

Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.
- Anthony Bourdain

It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
- Anthony Bourdain

Retire and count yourself lucky. I say that without malice, or without much malice. I am not forgiving. I can’t get past it. I just cannot and that’s me, someone who really admired him and thought the world of him.
- Anthony Bourdain

When I die, I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of a sad list of people hurt, people let down, assets wasted and advantages squandered.
- Anthony Bourdain

Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
- Anthony Bourdain

Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
- Anthony Bourdain

The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
- Anthony Bourdain

If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food. It’s a plus for everybody.
- Anthony Bourdain

To be treated well in places where you don’t expect to be treated well, to find things in common with people you had thought previously you had very, very little in common with, can’t be a bad thing.
- Anthony Bourdain

If you’re 22, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible.
- Anthony Bourdain

Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt.
- Anthony Bourdain

Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.
- Anthony Bourdain

Luck is not a business model.
- Anthony Bourdain

Under ‘reasons for leaving the last job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
- Anthony Bourdain

Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again Ever.
- Anthony Bourdain

The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
- Anthony Bourdain

Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts; it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay.
- Anthony Bourdain

I should’ve died in my 20s. I became successful in my 40s. I became a dad in my 50s. I feel like I’ve stolen a car — a really nice car — and I keep looking in the rearview mirror for flashing lights. But there’s been nothing yet.
- Anthony Bourdain

Skills can be taught.
- Anthony Bourdain

You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.
- Anthony Bourdain