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Martin Yan
Martin Yan
Chinese Chef
Born: Dec 22, 1948
Enjoy Good Life People Think You
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People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live. Martin Yan
Travel People New Things Live Those See New Global Know Accept Because Front Where Cannot Them View Who Things
I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you. Martin Yan
You Money Passion Job Think Out Factor Primary Doing Motivates Motivation Lot Times Get Personal Personal Satisfaction Your Professional Satisfaction
I enjoy the quiet life. Martin Yan
Life Quiet Life Enjoy Quiet
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
Food Me Type Would Only Could Lot Soy Being Flavor If I Could Reason Things Sauce Bring
Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united. Martin Yan
Great Country Great Country Because America Stand United Why
Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general. Martin Yan
Culture World Valuable Tremendously Virtues General Only Also Lot Chinese Chinese Culture Us
First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef. Martin Yan
Great First Claim First Of All Chef Really
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
You Business Father Farm Carry Would Brought Kitchen Like Most Likely Chef Becoming Were Up Ended Just Your Farmer
At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant. Martin Yan
Made Living Hong Kong Restaurant Kong Leaving Arrived After China Working Thirteen
Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful. Martin Yan
You Money Become Think Never Know Well Make Because Lot Get Successful Profession
I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher. Martin Yan
Teacher Myself Entertainment Business Cooking Considered Entertainment Business Never Part Celebrity Even
Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables. Martin Yan
You Vegetables Will Kids Eat Touch Never Because Cuisine Western Normally Separate Meat Serve
The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me. Martin Yan
Me Never Excited Praises Applause
I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large. Martin Yan
Culture Community Only Also Represent While Large Helping
Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back. Martin Yan
Positive People Better Try Some People Society Back Our Resources Some Give Something Never Most Contribute May Anything Us Even Drain
Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent. Martin Yan
You Age Will Past Say Able Shake Never Come Accent Understand America Eighteen Anyone Your
The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united. Martin Yan
Hope Problem Hong Kong More Taiwanese Never Divisions Put Between Kong Lot Up The Problem With Natives Chinese Really United
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free. Martin Yan
Yourself Free Think Constraint More Hindrance Than Just Being Famous Being Famous Letting
I normally don't eat junk food. Martin Yan
Food Eat Normally Junk Junk Food
I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day. Martin Yan
Food Day Before Eaten Over Like Always Left Any Anything Next Waste Night
I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys. Martin Yan
Cooking Tools Drawer Fact Knives Toys Lot In Fact Full Whole
I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life. Martin Yan
Life Great Job Great Job Great Life Am Normal Just Professional
As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything. Martin Yan
Good Food Matter Long Think Well Overdone Tastes Anything Chinese Japanese Prepared
In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans. Martin Yan
Love Good Enjoy Eat Taco General Steak Beans Well Sushi Anything Spaghetti Prepared

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