Martin Yan

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful. ↗

— Martin Yan

#believe #comes #done #get #happiness

When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play. ↗

— Martin Yan

#enjoy #play #work #you

I live a very low-key life. ↗

— Martin Yan

#life #live #low-key #very

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

#anything #back #better #contribute #drain

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion. ↗

— Martin Yan

#am #enjoy #enough #even #hate

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

#accent #age #america #anyone #come

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

#chinese #food #good #i #i think

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant. ↗

— Martin Yan

#arrived #china #hong #hong kong #i

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

#cuisine #eat #kids #meat #never

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

#because #cannot #front #global #know