"I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures."

“I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.”

Source : "31 More Questions With Tony Bourdain" by Gregory Cartier, www.askmen.com.

“It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.”

“Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better.”

“I know for me, specifically, L.A. is just an overwhelming and scary place. I like spending part of my year there, but I love having Canada as my home to come back to.”

Source : "LESLIE, MY NAME IS EVIL Interview Pt. 1". Interview with Minuka Bartyzel, collider.com. September 25, 2009.

“TV writing is for people who hate being alone more than they hate writing.”

“Now since France has three times in sixty years failed to obtain practical results from Political revolutions, all Europe is apt to press forward into new Social doctrine to regulate the future.”

“Every spring I hear the thrush singing in the glowing woods he is only passing through. His voice is deep, then he lifts it until it seems to fall from the sky. I am thrilled. I am grateful. Then, by the end of morning, he's gone, nothing but silence out of the tree where he rested for a night. And this I find acceptable. Not enough is a poor life. But too much is, well, too much. Imagine Verdi or Mahler every day, all day. It would exhaust anyone.”

“The best things arrive on time.”