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Food35 quotes
Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath. — William Shakespeare · 1599He hath eaten me out of house and home. — William Shakespeare · 1597Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour. — William Shakespeare · 1595Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. — Minny Jackson · 2011A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. — Andy Warhol · 1975Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure? — David Foster Wallace · 2004All 35 quotes →Gluttony5 quotes
He hath eaten me out of house and home. — William Shakespeare · 1597Eat to live, and not live to eat. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733To lengthen thy Life, lessen thy Meals. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733One should eat to live, and not live to eat. — Moliere · 1669Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. — Peter De Vries · 1956Cooking4 quotes
Cooking is the most ancient of arts, for Adam was born hungry. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love. — Elizabeth David · 1951My definition of Man is, "a Cooking Animal." The beasts have memory, judgment, and all the faculties and passions of our mind, in a certain degree; but no beast is a cook... Man alone can dress a good dish; and every man whatever is more or less a cook, in seasoning what he himself eats. — James Boswell · 1773Breakfast2 quotes
There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food. — Ron Swanson · 2014Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Wait, wait. I worry what you just heard was, "Give me a lot of bacon and eggs." What I said was, "Give me all the bacon and eggs you have." Do you understand? — Ron Swanson · 2011American culture1 quote
All our food: pizza, calzone, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil. These fucks had nothin'. They ate pootsie before we gave them the gift of our cuisine. — Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri · 1999Animal cruelty1 quote
Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure? — David Foster Wallace · 2004Bad breath1 quote
Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath. — William Shakespeare · 1599Bad taste1 quote
Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963Burgers1 quote
Hamburgers! The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. — Jules Winnfield · 1994Cheese1 quote
Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese-toasted, mostly. — Robert Louis Stevenson · 1882Comfort food1 quote
Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. — Minny Jackson · 2011Coping mechanisms1 quote
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. — Peter De Vries · 1956Cultural appropriation1 quote
All our food: pizza, calzone, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil. These fucks had nothin'. They ate pootsie before we gave them the gift of our cuisine. — Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri · 1999Eating1 quote
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly. — M.F.K. Fisher · 1949Fried Chicken1 quote
Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. — Minny Jackson · 2011Friends1 quote
We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third. — Leslie Knope · 2011Man and animals1 quote
Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure? — David Foster Wallace · 2004Man as social animal1 quote
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly. — M.F.K. Fisher · 1949Meat1 quote
I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit. — William Shakespeare · 1602Moderation1 quote
To lengthen thy Life, lessen thy Meals. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733Nature of man1 quote
My definition of Man is, "a Cooking Animal." The beasts have memory, judgment, and all the faculties and passions of our mind, in a certain degree; but no beast is a cook... Man alone can dress a good dish; and every man whatever is more or less a cook, in seasoning what he himself eats. — James Boswell · 1773Oysters1 quote
He was a bold Man that first eat an oyster. — Jonathan Swift · 1738Pie1 quote
Any time of the day is a good time for pie. — Fabienne · 1994Retirement1 quote
Look, I got a few good years left. If I want a Chip Ahoy, I’m having it. — Morty Seinfeld · 1996Sadness1 quote
There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food. — Ron Swanson · 2014Sex1 quote
Food and sex. Those are my two passions. — George Costanza · 1997Shrimp1 quote
Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That—that's about it. — Bubba · 1994Social class1 quote
Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat. — Johnny Dio · 1990Steak1 quote
Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat. — Johnny Dio · 1990Sugar1 quote
Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour. — William Shakespeare · 1595