Anthony Bourdain was an inspiration to us all, and he will be remembered that way.
He was always traveling, eating, and writing. These are the things we will remember him for most.
According to him, he loved the feeling of doing laundry at home. A character, he was.
Anthony, referred to as Tony by so many, was a sharp-tongued man with a restless spirit, ready for adventure.
He taught us so much about life, food, travels, and being your own true self. And what’s better to celebrate someone than through their own words.
His quotes are so Anthony. Straight and to the point, and the raw and true person that he was.
His Travel quotes: 
When I’m on vacation, I live a very different life. I want to forget who I am and I want to go to places where no one knows who I am.
Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.
If I am an advocate for anything, it is to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food. It’s a plus for everybody.
We ask very simple questions: What makes you happy? What do you eat? What do you like to cook? And everywhere in the world we go and ask these very simple questions. We tend to get some really astonishing answers.
Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.
Want to drink like him while you travel? You can always order his favorite airplane cocktail. Scotch on the rocks. They can’t fuck that up.
His Life Quotes:
I was a happy dishwasher. I jokingly say that I learned every important lesson, all the most important lessons of my life, as a dishwasher.
Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying… If I believe in anything, it is doubt. The root cause of all life’s problems is looking for a simple fucking answer.
In America, the professional kitchen is the last refuge of the misfit. It’s a place for people with bad pasts to find a new family.
His Thoughts Quotes
I’ve never seen someone enjoy a cold beer on a little plastic stool more than President Obama.
An egg in anything makes it better.
I assumed from the get-go that every minute I was on television was a freakish anomaly that would be over quickly. It came as a sobering and confusing moment when I realized I was still on the air. What the fuck is going on?
Basic cooking skills are a virtue… the ability to feed yourself and a few others with proficiency should be taught to every young man and woman as a fundamental skill. [It’s] as vital to growing up as learning to wipe one’s own ass, cross the street by oneself, or be trusted with money.
I’m not that optimistic [about] the human race…
Anthony Bourdain was inspiring and charismatic. If you want to live like him, you must do these things:
- Find good food, eat it, and tell everyone about it.
- Visit cultures different from your own, value the people you find, and tell their stories. Lift up these people!
- Travel. Travel a lot. Never stop traveling.
- Speak your own truth, even if it’s not a popular truth.
Can’t get enough? Do you want more Anthony Bourdain?
He wrote Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and other books. He starred in shows like No Reservations and Parts Unknown and so many others. He had cameos in dozens of other shows, too.
Anthony Bourdain was a man like no other and to say he will be missed is an understatement.
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