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Martin Yan

10 quotes

We may not know everything about Martin Yan, but we know they had a way with words. Their thinking spans from Food to Travel, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection holds 11 quotes from Martin Yan, each offering a different angle on Food, Travel, Teacher, Society, and Positive. Readers often gravitate to this one: "I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free."

“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

Positive

All Quotes by Martin Yan

“I normally don't eat junk food.”

— Martin Yan

Food

“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

Food

“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

Positive

“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

Travel

“I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.”

— Martin Yan

Food

“So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.”

— Martin Yan

Patience

“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

Happiness

“I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.”

— Martin Yan

Teacher

“I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.”

— Martin Yan

Famous

“If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.”

— Martin Yan

Food