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I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher. ↗

— Martin Yan

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If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things. ↗

— Martin Yan

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Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef. ↗

— Martin Yan

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So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out. ↗

— Martin Yan

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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me. ↗

— Martin Yan

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The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined. ↗

— Martin Yan

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When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance. ↗

— Mo Yan

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I'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing. ↗

— Al Yankovic

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The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

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One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years. ↗

— Al Yankovic

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