"Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction."

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Source : "Diversity, Drive and Determination in the Kitchen" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2013.

Marcus Samuelsson

#Hard Work Quotes #Cooking Quotes #Mentor Quotes

“When you coach as long as I did, you can't help but miss those Saturdays - dealing with the players, the game preparation, the challenges, the excitement”
“I hid the homework, stayed in the bathroom for the longest time trying to cut class - I was a wreck as a kid.”

Source : "Catching up with Camp Rock 2's Jordan "JMan" Francis!". Interview with Teen Mag, www.seventeen.com. September 2, 2010.
“Whenever conflict arises among living creatures the sense of ownership is the cause.”
“A coke machine can get a rebound in 20 minutes.”
“A chaste generation would restore Paradise.”
“When I started, with films like 'The Bay Boy' and 'Stand by Me', I look back on those interviews and I'm amazed; there's no mention of my father; it's not even 'son of Donald Sutherland.' I caught a bit of a break in that it never felt like a weight to me.”
“Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes evident, and they are astonished to find themselves not only far apart, but even repelled, in some sort, at all their points of contact.”
“The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focused on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.”

Source : Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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