Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

I had seen the photographs of Harlem in its glory days, stylish men in bespoke suits, women so well dressed that they'd put the models in 'Vogue' to shame. I knew that Harlemites loved to dance, to pray, and to eat.

Marcus Samuelsson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: chef
  • Nationality: ethiopian
  • Birth: January 25, 1970

Topics

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I'm the type of person that you'd walk past and go, 'I think I went to school with her,' or 'I know her and I can't quite place it.' It certainly isn't, 'I know her full name, and I can tell you who she is.'

Jodie Whittaker

WalkPastSchoolThinkNameYou

It's what kings do. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

Max Holloway

BestYouKingsWantBeat

I'm pretty involved in everything I do, which isn't always efficient and doesn't necessarily make for the more successful product. But I do feel that, in that sense, everything I do has a comprehensiveness to it.

Sufjan Stevens

FeelProductMoreAlwaysEverything

Here is a fundamental conflict in educated society: We are not supposed to value beauty so highly, and yet who can defend against its sheer power to move, its rhetorical force?

Russell Smith

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As time goes by and you're getting older and stuff like that - getting older sucks. You know, I hear all this crap about, 'Oh, you can age with dignity.' Really?

Mickey Rourke

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From a personal perspective, I am disappointed that we have yet to really achieve a full understanding of the origins of life on Earth. What was the spark that, billions of years ago, kickstarted the process of evolution that has brought us life as we know it today? I hope that we will get some answers to that in my lifetime.

Martin Rees

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Actors are always identified with certain parts. To some, Marlon Brando will always be the Godfather. That's just how it is, whether the character happens to be your own personal favorite role or not. You can't ever get away from it.

Loretta Swit

CharacterYouPersonalWillAlways

My general working style is to write everything first with pencil and paper, sitting beside a big wastebasket. Then I use Emacs to enter the text into my machine.

Donald Knuth

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Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food.

David Suzuki

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We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.

William Shatner

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I feel like life imitates art, or art imitates life. I always take on roles that I'm passionate about.

Tia Mowry

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For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.

Tim Tebow

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