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“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
“If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.
Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
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“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.”
― Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
― Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.”
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Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Oct 2026: Kokoro by Soseki Nasume Nov 2 ...more
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