This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.
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I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Create work that satisfies your own standards and desires, trusting that it will resonate with others.
In this quote, Thomas Keller emphasizes the importance of personal fulfillment in the creative process. He suggests that when individuals produce something that they genuinely enjoy and appreciate, there is a good chance that it will also be valued by others, highlighting the connection between personal passion and broader audience appreciation.
Themes
CreativityPassionArtSatisfactionAudience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech for artists to encourage them to trust their instincts.
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All quotes →When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.
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Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore.
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It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me.
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I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of experience so they can use what they're learning now as a foundation for a great career.
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Its not about passion. Passion is something that we tend to overemphasize, that we certainly place too much importance on. Passion ebbs and flows. To me, it's about desire. If you have constant, unwavering desire to be a cook, then u'll be a great cook.
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