Food
Quotes - Humor keeps us Alive
“Probably
one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken.”
―
M.F.K. Fisher
“Humor
keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without
laughing.”
―
Joss Whedon
“The
only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”
―
Julia Child
“You
are what what you eat eats.”
―
Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“I
am a better person when I have less on my plate.”
―
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“Do
you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly
wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!”
―
Roald Dahl
“We
must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
―
David Mamet, Boston Marriage
“Am
I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely.
Did
I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken
sandwich? You betcha.”
―
James Patterson
“Eat
food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
―
Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“Part
of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight
it out inside.”
―
Mark Twain
“your
body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
―
Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
“Wait.
Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising.”
―
Meg Cabot, Big Boned
“What
I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort
of fellow.”
―
A.A. Milne
“There
are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered:
entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates
with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest
suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the
entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the
entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food
be omitted.”
―
Judith Martin
“The
only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a
what-the-hell attitude.”
―
Julia Child
“Don't
wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty.
Chocolate
isn't like premarital sex. It will not make you pregnant.
And
it always feels good.”
―
Lora Brody
“A
culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but
an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political
sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.”
―
Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth
“Ice-cream
is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.”
―
Voltaire
“I
am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my
brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”
―
John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
“I
hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.”
―
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
