“Being able to change your mind is a really important trait, isn’t it? I have an operating principle that I am perfectly willing, if not eager, to believe that I’m completely wrong about everything. I have a tattoo on my arm, that says, in ancient Greek, “I am certain of nothing.” I think that’s a good operating principle. I love showing up to a place thinking it’s going to be one way and having all sorts of stupid preconceptions or prejudices, and then in even a painful and embarrassing way, being proved wrong. I like that. If you can get a little smarter about the world every day, it’s a win. I just came back from Iran, and perfect example: I went in thinking all sorts of things, and man I had every expectation, everything I thought I knew or suspected, turned up-side-down Read more: http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/anthony-bourdains-life-advice-20140919#ixzz3GRaHYD15 Follow us: @mensjournal on Twitter | MensJournal on Facebook ”
