Marco Pierre White quotes - page 2

I discovered that the world of the finest restaurants was something akin to the world of the Mafia. (Marco Pierre White)
I came from the most humble side of society, and I know what it's like to be poor, really poor, and I was brought up in the '60s and '70s very poor, and I'm very happy flying the flag for the working man.
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I love working. I love doing things. I don't like sitting.
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I like my mind being stimulated. I like discovering new concepts.
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I love the institution of marriage.
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Like most fathers, I would do anything for my children, and I've worked very hard at trying to be a good father. I want to give them education, security, everything I never had.
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The French make the best wine.
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Buy locally where possible, but if you can't get the very best locally, don't buy locally. Buy it from where it is best.
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I never met a man who worked harder than me.
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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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Cooking is a philosophy; it's not a recipe. (Marco Pierre White)
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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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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Rudeness is not having fun, and if it is, it's at the expense of another person.
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My mind might be conservative, but at heart, I was always a socialist.
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Self-control is true power.
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My favourite dinner is a cup of tea and a ham sandwich with English mustard.
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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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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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We all make mistakes. God knows I've made more than anyone else I know.
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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. (Marco Pierre White)
English wine is nonsense. They are over-priced and not very good.
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Once you accept and understand yourself, you do things for the right reasons, not the wrong ones, rather than being fuelled by your insecurities.
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Perhaps I created the monster Ramsay, who ended up as a TV personality screaming at celebrities on 'Hell's Kitchen,' doing to them what I had done to him.
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I am not the sort of person who gives up.
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