Do I shout, belittle or swear? No. I have sufficient confidence within myself to control my environment just by my presence, just by working hard and leading from the front.
Marco Pierre WhitePeople who can give themselves every day. They're the people that I admire, they're real people.
Marco Pierre WhiteI cannot teach anybody how to cook. All I can do is show them, share methods with them.
Marco Pierre WhiteI came from the old world of gastronomy. Many years ago I walked into the kitchens of the Hotel St George and I feel very fortunate that I worked for chefs that were behind their stoves. I saw that world of gastronomy. I can sit here today and say that I saw the golden age of gastronomy. It's gone, it's gone. It's never going to have that anymore, once the accountants get involved the romance fades. That's the reality.
Marco Pierre WhitePeople do peculiar things in life and they do for whatever reason but I think one of the greatest crimes in life is when you lie.
Marco Pierre WhiteThere are many times in my life, when I could've thrown in the towel. Many times in my life when I was on the floor. And when you're on the floor, never allow anybody to pick you up. It doesn't matter how long you stay there, make sure you pick yourself up and dust yourself down. Whatever happens, whether you go home today or you don't go home today, that's irrelevant. What's relevant, is you take the knowledge from the experience and you grow as a person.
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