Life Lessons

from Anthony Bourdain

By the Valet. staff | October 13, 2015

We all kind of want to be Anthony Bourdain, right? The foodie explorer says what's on his mind, does whatever he wants and is up for pretty much anything. The 58-year-old professional globetrotter has spent years trekking around the planet while fearlessly tucking into all manner of exotic fare—from months-old rotten shark meat in Iceland to a still-beating cobra heart in Vietnam. And along the way, he's learned some lessons. Herewith, some of the wisdom he's shared.

Life Lessons

from Anthony Bourdain

By the Valet. staff | October 13, 2015

"Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride."

"What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?"

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One of life's terrible truths is that women like guys who seem to know what they're doing."

"Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory , on your consciousness, on your heart and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind."

"There's something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar—even in this fake-ass Irish pub."

"I'm not afraid to look like an idiot."

"Don't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever."

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Maybe that's enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind ... Perhaps wisdom is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go."

"I understand there's a guy inside me who wants to lay in bed, smoke weed all day, and watch cartoons and old movies. My whole life is a series of stratagems to avoid, and outwit, that guy."

"Without new ideas success can become stale."

Life Lessons

from Anthony Bourdain

Life Lessons

from Anthony Bourdain

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