Martin Yan Quotes

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Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendou

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

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Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

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I normally don’t eat junk food.

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I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.

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The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.

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At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

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Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

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You can do almost anything with soup stock, it’s like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.

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When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

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I don’t like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

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People who don’t travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what’s in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

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I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child‘s cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef.

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Because normally with Western cuisine, you’ll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.

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In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

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I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

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The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it’s ruined.

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Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

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Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.

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I think a lot of times it’s not money that’s the primary motivation factor; it’s the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

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When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.

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22

I enjoy the quiet life.

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I live a very low-key life.

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First of all, I can’t really claim to be a great chef.

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If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

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When I retire or pass away, I will be able to look back and say that this has been an exciting life. That’s all that matters.

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I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.

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Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

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Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent.

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30

You don’t have to show people how successful you are.

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