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" Did I ever think about TV stardom? I don't watch a lot of TV. I wasn't even aware of the phenomenon of what was going on in food television, what you started with the Food Network. "

Guy Fieri

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" I love 'Iron Chef' and I love 'Chopped.' I watch both of them. I think it is crazy what those chefs go through. "

" Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don't fall at least 10 times, then you're not skiing hard enough. "

" Food is not just eating energy. It's an experience. "

" The wok is one of my favorite things to work with when I'm camping. "

" I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation. "

" I'm a huge kale fan. "

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" Your classic guacamole is just avocados, lime juice, and salt. "

" My spiked hair goes back about 15 years ago. I had long, curly rocker hair then. The woman who cuts my hair thought I needed a new style, so I let her surprise me. I flipped when I first saw it, but I soon realized the look was really me. I've always been a little crazy. "

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" Anybody that pays attention to hate really is wasting their time. I don't subscribe. I don't buy in. "

" If you slow it down, eat in courses, your body, mind, stomach will catch up with this full feeling and you won't eat as much. "

" Get off the beaten path... If you want to find those mom-and-pop joints, those funky little places, just ask around. "

" Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat. "

" I need to stay disciplined on the road. Too much food can wreck your palate. "

" I'm a culinary gangsta with a very spiritual side, so when I was introduced to the 'spiritual gangster' line, I had to have it. "

" I always wish for more time at home or at the restaurants or on the shows. "

" People are very phobic about fish. And if they do cook fish, they fry it, which kills all the flavor. "

" I don't know what singers feel like when they make a song and people clap along and love it, but when people walk up to me and say the food was outstanding, that's what it is all about. I cook because I like to make people happy. "

" Whenever you get to change somebody's life or watch it and see it happen, it's amazing. "

" I once saw professional soccer up there in Seattle, the Sounders. I went and saw that. I'm not a big soccer fan, but watching a live game is unbelievable. And then I went to Italy and saw a soccer match; it's something everyone should do once. It'll blow your mind. "

" My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it. "

" Liver is my number one most hated food. Oh, God, I get sick talking about it! "

" It's OK to make mistakes... Try different things. "

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" Everybody has their role in the food world and what they choose to appreciate. I'm not a fine dining chef. I appreciate it. I think Thomas Keller is amazing. But I really like where I'm at; I like what I do. I like how it makes people feel. "

" I'm a chef, I own restaurants, and there's a behavior in the kitchen you have to have. "

" I always tell my family - and they laugh about it - but someday, I will write a vegetarian book. My cousin, who's a big vegetarian, tells me flat out, 'You're my favorite vegetarian chef.' "

" The No. 1 thing I hear from people when I meet them in the airport is, 'Oh my gosh, you're just like you are on TV.' Well, I'm not an actor. I don't think anyone could figure out how to be this weird. "

" I was raised with hippie parents, so I get down with the positive. I don't pay attention to the negative. "

" There's nothing that can replicate the smoky flavor of char, so when I've got the hankering for it, I tell my wife that I'm taking care of dinner. I have three different types of barbecues - a coal, gas and smoker - so I can experiment a lot. "

" I wanted to work in corporate restaurants. "