David Chang Quotes

Chef Thomas Keller was an inspiration to me and many, many young cooks like me. He told us that the role of the new, modern chef is different.

David Chang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: chef
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 5, 1977

Topics

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There are geniuses, savants; I'm not one of them. I work hard, I see where popular culture's going to move, but I've gotta keep having information pumped into me. I look under every rock.

Jimmy Iovine

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I've worked with so few female directors.

Andrea Riseborough

FemaleFewDirectorsWorked

I see a lot of young kids hit me on Twitter all the time, like, 'I want to be famous! Listen to my mixtape! I wish I could be like you!' But a lot comes with it. It's not easy.

Amber Rose

TimeMeFamousWishEasyYou

Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you.

Amy Cuddy

StrengthTrustPeopleInfluenceYou

I used to get 15-20 bunt hits a season. Now, I'm down to five or six. Infielders still play me in, but I'm always looking if the opportunity is there.

Steve Finley

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I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump.

Tre Cool

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Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.

Roland Joffe

ScienceThinkingSeemsMuchBound

I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy.

Mary Gordon

SuccessChildrenHappyBe HappyMean

Back before our civilization despised itself, we applauded tough men. But you can't produce tough men - or honorable women - without tough love. If you want to keep civilization, you better start by insisting that boys grow up, instead of trying to infantilize them so they're afraid to stop sucking their thumbs.

Milo Yiannopoulos

LoveWomenMenStartToughBetter

I learned to ride a ten-speed when I was 4 or 5. My uncle gave me the bike, hand-me-down, and everyone used to stare at me riding up and down this block. I was too short to reach the pedals, so I put my legs through the V of the frame. I was famous. The little kid who could ride the ten-speed.

Jay-Z

RideBikeMeShortReachUncle

Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.

Chick Corea

SoulFunI CanPlayNowMy Own

So what we're talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what we're facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality.

Bono

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