Shirley Chung famous quotes

I didn't cook for the competition, I cooked for myself, I cooked for my loved ones, I cooked to represent my culture, I cooked to represent Chinese-American immigrants. I was proud of what I was able to accomplish under the conditions.
-- Shirley Chung

#Competition #Chinese #Culture

I really enjoyed judges critiques because I can always grow and improve from that. I don't think any of the judges are intimidating.
-- Shirley Chung

#Thinking #Judging #Intimidating

One thing inspired me the most from the time I spent in Charleston was how much heritage and history are connected to influencing how I cook. Each dish tugged my heart in a different spot that after I finished cooking, I was really emotional and felt fulfilled at the same time.
-- Shirley Chung

#Heart #Emotional #Cooking

Physically, this season of Top Chef was very challenging. We stayed up for 48 hours for the BBQ challenge; we ran around in a hurricane. I got sick, had a fever, lost my voice, stuffy nose, but kept competing.
-- Shirley Chung

#Bbq #Voice #Sick

Stephanie Izard. She is extremely talented but super-humble at the same time. And she was the first female Top Chef. I remember cheering her on when she competed. At that time I just started in my culinary career. Watching her cook was very inspiring.
-- Shirley Chung

#Cheer #Humble #Careers

This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.

It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

If somebody has a monopoly position, and wants to keep that monopoly position, it means that you are effectively shutting out competition from other sources.

I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.

No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family.

I start by using Chinese and many of the sounds of other languages are similar.

I think that at heart I am an old-fashioned Chinese, really I am.

The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.

The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.