“Anyone who’s a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: ‘Is it good? Does it give pleasure?’”
"Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. The journey changes you; it should change you."
- Anthony Bourdain
Transformation
"I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer."
- Anthony Bourdain
Self-awareness
"If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business."
- Anthony Bourdain
Self-awareness
"I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times."
- Anthony Bourdain
Happiness
"Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride."
- Anthony Bourdain
Happiness
"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."
- Anne Lamott
Joy
"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."
Joy
"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."
Joy
"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"
Joy
"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."
- W. C. Jones
Joy