“Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.” — Anthony Bourdain
“I should have been dead at 30. I should not, by any rights, be sitting here talking to you.” — Anthony Bourdain
“I wanted adventure. I wanted to go up the Mekong like Conrad's character went up the Congo.” — Anthony Bourdain · Kitchen Confidential, 2000
“If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river.” — Anthony Bourdain · Parts Unknown
“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.” — Anthony Bourdain · The Nasty Bits, 2006