Martin Yan Quotes

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• A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living…
• I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
• The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
• You don't have to show people how successful you are.
• I normally don't eat junk food.
• Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.
• I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.
• Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought…
• Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.
• I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.
• First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.
• I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.
• In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.
• Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.
• I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.
• I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.
• 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,…
• I enjoy the quiet life.
• Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.
• I live a very low-key life.

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