Jacques Torres Quotes

I come from a family of craftsmen. We like to make things with our hands. Better than the pleasure of making money is the pleasure of making the product and saying, 'Wow. I did that.' I couldn't see myself doing anything other than making good things to eat.

Jacques Torres

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: chef
  • Nationality: algerian
  • Birth: June 14, 1959

Topics

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Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.

John Abbott

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Oil has allowed us to think about economics as though energy doesn't matter.

Andrew Nikiforuk

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I'm singing what I want to sing based on the emotion of what that day feels like. That's what comes out of my mouth and guitar. That impacts people. They know anything can happen.

John Mayer

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I'm not the guy who bursts into the room. I'm the most insecure person you'll meet if you get to know me.

John Stamos

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I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.

Summer Glau

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In my first start-up, I didn't get any salary for four years, so I had to move back with my parents.

Travis Kalanick

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One time, I fought 90 fights in 90 days in 90 different places around the world. I didn't even know who I was: about 45 or 50 in, they just kept pushing me, and that's when I really get into a lot of trouble.

Roddy Piper

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The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly.

Michael Vick

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Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed.

Mirai Nagasu

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When I turned 18, my mom, my nana and I all went and had tattoos of our favorite Bible verses put on the inside of our wrists. Mine is 1st Timothy, 4:12.

Jordin Sparks

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I go into a movie sort of saying what it's not going to be.

Doug Liman

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I've tried to move on with my life and my career for the last two years and do my own thing, and 'American Idol' and FOX, they've just been making it really tough for me to do that.

Corey Clark

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