Toby Young Quotes


I miss being fawned over by restaurateurs and chefs. Toby Young Uncategorized 74
I swear, I didn't really go in thinking, 'I'll be the Simon Cowell' of 'Top Chef.' I was just used to being a judge on British food shows where people are much more outspoken and rather rude. That's the culture over here. Toby Young Food 54
I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work. Toby Young Uncategorized 46
People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan. Toby Young Center 44
America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure. Toby Young Failure 42
I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam. Toby Young Uncategorized 31
Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father. Toby Young Uncategorized 30

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