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"The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me."
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"To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still."
"Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause."
"Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare."
"I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit."
"I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get."
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"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."
"Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful."
"The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united."
"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."
"Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back."
"Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful."
"At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant."
"I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher."
"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."
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