Martin Yan Quotes

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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.

  Martin Yan

  Inspirational, Travel, Views

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• So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.

  Martin Yan

  Patience, Kids, Vegetables

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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.

  Martin Yan

  Meaningful, Believe, People

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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.

  Martin Yan

  Food, Soy Sauce, Flavor

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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.

  Martin Yan

  Strong, Soup, Taste

  23 Copy quote

• 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.

  Martin Yan

  People, Giving, Trying

  8 Copy quote

• When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

  Martin Yan

  Work, Play, Enjoy

  4 Copy quote

• Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

  Martin Yan

  Soy Sauce, Purpose, Seasoning

  7 Copy quote

• 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 up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.

  Martin Yan

  Business, Father, Agriculture

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

  Martin Yan

  Chinese, Asian, Culture

  61 Copy quote

• 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.

  Martin Yan

  Motivational, Money, Jobs

  8 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Community, Chinese, Culture

  7 Copy quote

• 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.

  Martin Yan

  World, Ingredients, Dishes

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• I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.

  Martin Yan

  Knives, Cooking, Tools

  71 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Night, Next Day, Waste

  4 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Love, Sushi, Tacos

  85 Copy quote

• As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.

  Martin Yan

  Thinking, Long, Chinese

  7 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Successful, People, Shows

  4 Copy quote

• I live a very low-key life.

  Martin Yan

  Life, Keys, Lows

  13 Copy quote

• I enjoy the quiet life.

  Martin Yan

  Life, Quiet, Introvert

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• I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

  Martin Yan

  Time, Long, Fish Tanks

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• I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

  Martin Yan

  Teacher, Business, Cooking

  8 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Kids, Vegetables, Meat

  7 Copy quote

• 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.

  Martin Yan

  Chinese, Division, Hong Kong

  10 Copy quote

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

  Martin Yan

  Firsts, Chef, Claims

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