“I've been on my arse before, but I have a lot of determination, and I'm not weak. Next day, it's sunrise, you're at the bus stop again, and you're back to work. I've never been one for pondering or questioning and thinking. Waste of time. Dust yourself down and get back up. Because that journey of c…”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Arse, Determination, Wise Old Fucker, perseverance
“Growing up with an alcoholic father and watching your mother struggle to keep the family together gives you a big insight. I learned ruthless determination early on.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Alcoholic Father, Dysfunctional Families, Struggle, Ruthless, Determination
“Don't work with family. Take it from me, it doesn't work, I don't care what anyone says.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Family, Work, Family-Owned Businesses
“In the States, people don't want brutal honesty, they want to wrap it in cotton wool. But I've got a job to do. Is that Mr. Nasty? Maybe.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: States, Honesty, Brutal, Mr. Nasty
“I've never done drugs, so excitement is my adrenaline. Competitiveness keeps me going.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Drugs, Excitement, Adrenaline, Competitiveness
“I don't have a temper, I have passion. I get frustrated and fucked off and wound up with idiots quickly, so I get straight to the point. Cut the bullshit. That's healthy.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Temper, Passion, idiots, Bullshit, healthy
“The best chefs alive are between two and three stars; they're at their most adventurous, their most maverick and dangerous. My number one is Clare Smyth, [who was] head chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London. Absolute thoroughbred. No cracks. And ruthless.”— Gordon Ramsay, esquire.comTagged: Chefs, Maverick, London, Ruthless