Food Quotes

The first weeks in the US, I was asking, ‘Where is my food?’

Why, you might just as well say that, I see what I eat, is the same as, I eat what I see.

Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for a painter, or the cap of Fortunatus for a conjurer.

A stomach that is seldom empty despises common food. [Lat., Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.]

Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel.

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.

Money is only unused power. The real purpose of wealth, after food, clothing and shelter, is philanthropy.

My inspiration is life. My family, my friends, travelling, books, music, love, food, fashion. What inspires you?

That's been my forever love affair - Mexican food. But yeah it has to be something savory or cheesy. I'm not tempted by sweets.

Extreme exercise doesn’t save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesn’t work that way.

We drink [to] one another's health and spoil our own.

It's like the little rat in the Skinner box who says, "I've got this psychologist under my control. Every time I press the bar, he gives me a food pellet."

There is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric: no two are ever alike, unless of course you get your soup in a can.

To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.

Your pantry is your first line of defense against food-borne illness and things like high blood pressure and cholesterol.

I am very honored for all the distinctions and accolades, but what I am most sensitive to is my clientele and the fact they are pleased with my food and my restaurants.

LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.

We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to buy prescription drugs for old people, and we must do it... for the children.

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too.

Marxism has not only failed to promote human freedom, it has failed to produce food.

I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other.

Canned food is a perversion,' Ignatius said. 'I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul.

Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.

It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or houses to the homeless.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

England is merely an island of beef swimming in a warm gulf stream of gravy.

One of the greatest opportunities to live our values-or betray them-lies in the food we put on our plates.

You do not sew with a fork and I see no reason why you should eat with knitting needles.

Imagine people growing hemp and making everything from food to fuel without petroleum!

Well, food's always the way to anybody's heart, I think, guy or girl.

You Gujarati people are so cute but why is your food so dangerous dhokla, fafda, handva, thepla it sounds like they are missiles

A food truce, the picnic suspension of oedipal feeling that permits the generations to love each other at family reunions.

I have been in Paris for almost a week and I have not heard anyone say calories, or cholesterol, or even arterial plaque. The French do not season their food with regret.

When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.

Each year, food companies use an amount of salt that is every bit as staggering as it sounds: 5 billion pounds.

We live our thoughts and manifest them in our attitudes toward ourselves and others. We cannot live beyond our thoughts and convictions.

As for meat, let me say it upfront:Humans haven’t fully adapted to eating meat.

I believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.

In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, Make us your slaves, but feed us.

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.

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and have fun.

I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend.

My best hostess tip is to have good food and really good music!

Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.

All food is comfort food. Maybe I just like to chew.

She lived frugally, but her meals were the only things on which she deliberately spent her money. She never compromised on the quality of her groceries, and drank only good-quality wines.

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.

No matter where I've been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy.