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"The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me."
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"Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause."

"I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get."

"The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten."

"When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause."

"Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare."
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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."

"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 remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef."

"Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general."

"Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef."

"Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent."

"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."
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