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> [In cooking I found my mentor in this great chef, Albert Roux. I think this is a very important thing in life, to find someone who can steer you because to find it all by yourself is quite a difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/in-cooking-i-found-my-mentor-in-this-great-chef-albert-roux-i-think/)

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## More by Paul Rankin

> [Part of being a great restaurant chef is having an ability to bring all those people together, rather like a captain on a rugby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/part-of-being-a-great-restaurant-chef-is-having-an-ability-to-bring/)

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> [The thing that gave me most pride about it was to see the smiles and the pride on my staff's faces, because a restaurant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/the-thing-that-gave-me-most-pride-about-it-was-to-see-the-smiles-and/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [There are many different types of people that end up coming to me and saying 'Yeah I want to cook.' Some of them successful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/there-are-many-different-types-of-people-that-end-up-coming-to-me-and/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [Being a sport star and a chef both require passion, commitment, work and natural ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/being-a-sport-star-and-a-chef-both-require-passion-commitment-work/)

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> [You had to work tremendously hard. You had to have that commitment to training, you had to have that innate ability. It's similar in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/you-had-to-work-tremendously-hard-you-had-to-have-that-commitment-to/)

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> [There's a layer of satisfaction that I get from cooking that is more than the work itself. I think when you're too competitive sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/there-s-a-layer-of-satisfaction-that-i-get-from-cooking-that-is-more/)

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> [Some people who see cooking as a job. They got into cooking at some stage and they're sort of ticking along trying to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/some-people-who-see-cooking-as-a-job-they-got-into-cooking-at-some/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [It really helps if you've got something like cycling, walking, running or swimming that can let your body release all that tension and keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/it-really-helps-if-you-ve-got-something-like-cycling-walking-running/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [A great cook is made from having a great sense of hospitality and trying to make people happy. Then there's natural talent. Perhaps you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/a-great-cook-is-made-from-having-a-great-sense-of-hospitality-and/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [Sometimes I think you can lose the joy in what you do. It becomes a sense of 'I've got to beat him, I've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/sometimes-i-think-you-can-lose-the-joy-in-what-you-do-it-becomes-a/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [The work element comes into it as well - how much you train and how much work you put into your craft, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/the-work-element-comes-into-it-as-well-how-much-you-train-and-how/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [What often separates the good from the great is a layer of innate ability, a gift, so it's partly that. There's many people with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/what-often-separates-the-good-from-the-great-is-a-layer-of-innate/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [I wrote a mad, passionate letter to the best restaurant in the UK, Le Gavroche in London, and asked if I could work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/i-wrote-a-mad-passionate-letter-to-the-best-restaurant-in-the-uk-le/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [Sometimes someone coming in doesn't have the natural passion for it, but they find it through the coaching or mentoring I give them. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/sometimes-someone-coming-in-doesn-t-have-the-natural-passion-for-it/)

[Paul Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rankin/)

> [Chef means boss and in France you get an office chef and you get a chef on a building site, etc. So I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rankin/chef-means-boss-and-in-france-you-get-an-office-chef-and-you-get-a/)

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