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"America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there."

"America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased."

"Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar."

"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America."

"I've broken my nose, I've broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken."

"I think I came back from America a funnier and nicer person than I went."
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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."

"Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful."

"A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion."

"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."

"At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant."

"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."

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

"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."
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