Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride. - Anthony Bourdain

Quotes

"The journey is part of the experience," Bourdain said on his show A Cook's Tour, "an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca."

"Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have."

"Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund."

"Maybe that's enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom ... is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go."

"Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman -- not an artist. There's nothing wrong with that: The great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen -- though not designed by them. Practicing your craft in expert fashion is noble, honorable, and satisfying."

"[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of a sad list of people hurt, people let down, assets wasted, and advantages squandered."

"I'm not going anywhere. I hope. It's been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn't have missed it for the world."

Iggy: You seem like a curious person
Tony: It's my only virtue