Marco Pierre White Quotes

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Marco Pierre White

Profession : Chef

Birth : December 11, 1961

All great chefs have two things in common. First, they respect nature as the true artist, and they are just cooks. Second, everything that they do is an extension of them as a person.

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Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer when I was a lad. From then on, he lived in fear that death was just around the corner, and he set about programming me to work hard and bring in some cash.

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A chef's palate is born out of his childhood, and one thing all chefs have in common is a mother who can cook.

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I think self-discovery is the greatest achievement in life, because once you discover yourself and accept what you are, then you can fulfil your true potential and be happy.

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Self-control is true power.

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Rudeness is not having fun, and if it is, it's at the expense of another person.

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For me, food is about generosity, and this should reflect on the plate as well.

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Good people are always forgiving. They close an eye to one's failings.

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We all make mistakes. God knows I've made more than anyone else I know.

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A lot of people say I look like a rock star or a designer punk. But I swear it's the job that has carved my face. It's the hours, the stress, and the pressure. It's not me trying to look like this.

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I think, in life, the more you force things, they break. You just let things happen.

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You cannot criticize a man for going to work. You really cannot.

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My favourite dinner is a cup of tea and a ham sandwich with English mustard.

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My grandfather, father, and uncle were chefs, and my other uncle was a butcher.

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When you work for someone, you never realise how much you are learning. It is only when you leave and you reflect back on life.

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I can't work in a domestic kitchen; it's just too confined. There's no freedom, and there's no buzz.

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As far as I am concerned, ambition is the most dangerous occupation in the world. I have never been ambitious, or if I have, it's only been by default.

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Food should be simple; it shouldn't be complicated, even down to making Knorr gravy: a Knorr stock cube and water, bit of parsley at the end, little bit of olive oil. It's about making the food deliciously tasty.

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My mind might be conservative, but at heart, I was always a socialist.

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My mother's death was the defining moment of my life.

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