Anthony Bourdain is tough, he’s cool, he’s had this share of tough luck and he’s been eating his way around the world professionally since 2002. He may have started his journey as a humble dishwasher, but Anthony Bourdain built a successful career as a chef, writer, and television personality. Bourdain's no-nonsense attitude, sarcasm and to-the-point way have gotten him a large following.

As a young boy, he grew up in Leonia, New Jersey. He loved food as soon as he tasted his first Oyster. After attending college, he worked in local seafood restaurants and then switched completely to culinary arts by graduating from The Culinary Institute of America. By 200, he was an established writer, executive chef but after that, the real star was born. This is when  New York Times best-selling book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary World was released. 

After this, he pursued television which fir him like a glove. The television show for which he is most famous, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, premiered on the Travel Channel where it thrived through 2012. He switched to CNN in 2013 with Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. He was the executive producer, judge, and mentor on the ABC cooking competition show, The Taste.

If you are a Bourdain lover like us, here are the most inspirational Quoted by Anthony Bourdain to lift up your spirits!

1. "Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride."

2. "I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it really hurts and is embarrassing."

3. "Luck is not a business model."

4. "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. Walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food. It's a plus for everybody."

5. "Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown."

6. "Skills can be taught. The character you either have or you don't have."

7. "I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you."

8. "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. Most of the time, those marks--on your body or on your heart--are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt."

9. "I'm not afraid to look like an idiot."

10. "Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund."

11. "Maybe that's enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom ... is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go."

12. "You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together."

13. "The journey is part of the experience -- an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca."

And at last, our personal favourite-

"Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman -- not an artist. There's nothing wrong with that: The great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen -- though not designed by them. Practising your craft in expert fashion is noble, honourable, and satisfying."