--- title: "20 Trying Quotes By Anthony Bourdain" description: "20 Trying quotes by Anthony Bourdain. Plus more from Anthony Bourdain and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/anthony-bourdain-649_disaster_i-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-trying-to_1319695.jpg" --- > [I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-trying-to-micromanage-the-perfect/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/anthony-bourdain-649_disaster_i-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-trying-to_1319695.jpg) > [I'm in no position to try to tell people how to live their family life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-in-no-position-to-try-to-tell-people-how-to-live-their-family-life/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/anthony-bourdain-649_family_i-m-in-no-position-to-try-to-tell-people_2883638.jpg) > [I'm a pretty decent writer. It comes easy to me. I don't agonize over sentences. I write like I talk. I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-a-pretty-decent-writer-it-comes-easy-to-me-i-don-t-agonize-over/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/anthony-bourdain-649_book_i-m-a-pretty-decent-writer-it-comes-easy_1641814.jpg) > [That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/that-without-experimentation-a-willingness-to-ask-questions-and-try/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbe/anthony-bourdain-649_ask-questions_that-without-experimentation-a-willingne_2837560.jpg) > [There is no other place on earth even remotely like New Orleans. Don't even try to compare it to anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/there-is-no-other-place-on-earth-even-remotely-like-new-orleans-don-t/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/anthony-bourdain-649_compare_there-is-no-other-place-on-earth-even-re_1961966.jpg) > [I try to very hard to avoid a situation where I would be eating cat or dog; I've managed to gracefully avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-try-to-very-hard-to-avoid-a-situation-where-i-would-be-eating-cat/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/anthony-bourdain-649_arbitrary_i-try-to-very-hard-to-avoid-a-situation_2178049.jpg) > [What is left of the poor? Try to buy a fresh f\*\*king vegetable in West Baltimore. It is a not completely inconceivable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/what-is-left-of-the-poor-try-to-buy-a-fresh-f-king-vegetable-in-west/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/anthony-bourdain-649_baltimore_what-is-left-of-the-poor-try-to-buy-a-fr_2419571.jpg) > [I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-often-look-ridiculous-in-japan-there-s-really-no-way-to-eat-in/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/anthony-bourdain-649_food_i-often-look-ridiculous-in-japan-there-s_451197.jpg) > [It's wrong I think, morally and annoying in general, to try to get a kid to be a foodie, so I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/it-s-wrong-i-think-morally-and-annoying-in-general-to-try-to-get-a/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54c/anthony-bourdain-649_annoying_it-s-wrong-i-think-morally-and-annoying_2628933.jpg) > [I write quickly with a sense of urgency. I don't edit myself out of existence, meaning I'll try to write 50 or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-write-quickly-with-a-sense-of-urgency-i-don-t-edit-myself-out-of/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/anthony-bourdain-649_editing_i-write-quickly-with-a-sense-of-urgency_2969698.jpg) > [The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-roots-of-creativity-of-cooking-are-hungry-people-trying-to-figure/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/anthony-bourdain-649_cooking_the-roots-of-creativity-of-cooking-are-h_1206990.jpg) > [I'm not trying to explain other cultures, or to give a fair and balanced account of a country, or the top ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-not-trying-to-explain-other-cultures-or-to-give-a-fair-and/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/anthony-bourdain-649_accounts_i-m-not-trying-to-explain-other-cultures_2066553.jpg) > [It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/it-s-an-irritating-reality-that-many-places-and-events-defy/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/anthony-bourdain-649_affair_it-s-an-irritating-reality-that-many-pla_689210.jpg) > [Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/trying-to-micromanage-the-perfect-vacation-is-always-a-disaster-that/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/anthony-bourdain-649_alleys_trying-to-micromanage-the-perfect-vacati_219905.jpg) > [Never try to get your kid to eat anything she doesn't already want to eat. Just eat interesting stuff in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/never-try-to-get-your-kid-to-eat-anything-she-doesn-t-already-want-to/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/anthony-bourdain-649_fronts_never-try-to-get-your-kid-to-eat-anythin_1062737.jpg) > [Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/do-we-really-want-to-travel-in-hermetically-sealed-popemobiles/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/anthony-bourdain-649_cafes_do-we-really-want-to-travel-in-hermetica_358675.jpg) > [I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-ve-sat-in-sushi-bars-really-fine-ones-and-i-know-how-hard-this-guy/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/anthony-bourdain-649_bars_i-ve-sat-in-sushi-bars-really-fine-ones_69134.jpg) > [I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find perfect city travel experience or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-a-big-believer-in-winging-it-i-m-a-big-believer-that-you-re-never/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/anthony-bourdain-649_accidents_i-m-a-big-believer-in-winging-it-i-m-a-b_2383330.jpg) > [The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, 'I'm not interested,' or you're unwilling to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-notion-that-before-you-even-set-out-to-go-to-thailand-you-say-i-m/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/anthony-bourdain-649_generous_the-notion-that-before-you-even-set-out_2481892.jpg) > [Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/bad-food-is-made-without-pride-by-cooks-who-have-no-pride-and-no-love/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/anthony-bourdain-649_ability_bad-food-is-made-without-pride-by-cooks_3163350.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Anthony Bourdain > [Everything important I learned, I learned as a dishwasher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/everything-important-i-learned-i-learned-as-a-dishwasher/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [ \[When I die\], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/when-i-die-i-will-decidedly-not-be-regretting-missed-opportunities/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-at-my-most-productive-before-i-even-have-my-first-cup-of-coffee-i/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-italians-seem-to-have-a-better-attitude-with-kids-and-the-food-is/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [Just because I like sushi, doesn't mean I can make sushi. I've come to well understand how many years just to get sushi rice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/just-because-i-like-sushi-doesn-t-mean-i-can-make-sushi-i-ve-come-to/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/at-the-end-of-the-day-the-tv-show-is-the-best-job-in-the-world-i-get/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-ve-sat-in-sushi-bars-really-fine-ones-and-i-know-how-hard-this-guy/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [“What’s the most frightening thing to a child? The pain of being the outsider, of looking ridiculous to others, of being teased or picked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/what-s-the-most-frightening-thing-to-a-child-the-pain-of-being-the/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in a straightforward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-saw-how-three-or-four-ingredients-as-long-as-they-are-of-the/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/my-mom-had-julia-child-and-the-fannie-farmer-cookbook-on-top-of-the/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [If you go to working class, and working poor areas of America, the food sources that are relegated to them are generally limited to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/if-you-go-to-working-class-and-working-poor-areas-of-america-the-food/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [You realize after you travel enough that there's some things that, no matter how good you are at making television, no matter how good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/you-realize-after-you-travel-enough-that-there-s-some-things-that-no/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [“Imagine… There’s a roast goose in Hong Kong—Mongkok, near the outskirts of the city, the place looks like any other. But you sink your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/imagine-there-s-a-roast-goose-in-hong-kong-mongkok-near-the-outskirts/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/if-i-m-an-advocate-for-anything-it-s-to-move-as-far-as-you-can-as/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) > [“The essence of cool, after all, is not giving a fuck. And let’s face it: I most definitely give a fuck now. I give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-essence-of-cool-after-all-is-not-giving-a-fuck-and-let-s-face-it/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/anthony-bourdain/#itemlist", "name": "20 Trying Quotes By Anthony Bourdain", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. 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