"We learn as professionals by repetition, by..." - Quote by Anthony Bourdain
We learn as professionals by repetition, by getting it wrong, getting yelled at and doing it again.
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“Assume the worst. About everybody. But don't let this poisoned outlook affect your job performance. Let it all roll off your back. Ignore it. Be amused by what you see and suspect. Just because someone you work with is a miserable, treacherous, self-serving, capricious and corrupt asshole shouldn't prevent you from enjoying their company, working with them or finding them entertaining.”
“I didn't want food that looked unapproachable or ridiculously beautiful.”
“I write quickly with a sense of urgency. I don't edit myself out of existence, meaning I'll try to write 50 or 60 pages before I start rereading, revising and editing. That just helps with my confidence.”
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“I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.”
“Live every day like it is your last and learn everyday like you will live forever”
“College is a place where a professor's lecture notes go straight to the students' lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.”
More on Work
“A man can be a hero in any profession”
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
“A gardener's work is never at an end; it begins with the year and continues to the next.”