Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes

The dish that changed my life was tom yum kum. You start with a pot of water, add lemongrass, lime leaves, lime juice, coriander, mushrooms, and shrimp; ten minutes later, you have the most incredible, intense soup.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: chef
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: March 16, 1957

Topics

LifeWaterStartSoupMy LifeYou

I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.

Jesse Ventura

NatureTruthUncomfortableComfort

I like to pace onstage.

John Mulaney

PaceLikeOnstage

Operating-room errors hold a special terror for patients, if only because they seem like the most avoidable kind of complications. The occasional horror stories of patients who have the wrong leg removed or the wrong knee replaced generate the most headlines, as do tales of patients whose identities are mixed up entirely.

Jeffrey Kluger

WrongKindSpecialHorrorUpSeem

My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.

Amy Sedaris

GoodFatherRelationshipHimAlways

I can tell you what I really love: when I run into people on the street that tell me they have connected with my music.

Solange Knowles

LoveMusicPeopleMeYouI Can

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

Sigmund Freud

JusticeCivilizationFirstRequisite

I'm not that bothered about press nights as an actor or, particularly, by what people say about me, because I see myself as a reasonably small cog.

Rory Kinnear

MyselfPeopleMeSmallSayActor

I think when your parents die, it is kind of like a moving sidewalk: you're not just on the sideline and watching them go by. You know, you're going to the same place they are.

Roz Chast

ParentsMovingThinkDieYouPlace

My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.

Luis Barragan

ArchitectureColdHouseEmotional

I liked school. I was happy enough there, I think.

Luke Davies

SchoolHappyThinkEnoughI Think

I always order soup, dessert, and a sandwich or whatever main course. But then the idea is you have to eat such a small portion of it and bring the rest home.

Lisa Lampanelli

HomeSmallSoupRestYouDessert

It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging.

Jonathan Davis

ChangePeopleCopySoundAnnoying

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