“Don't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever”

— Anthony Bourdain, book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Source: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

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