Meals, in the sense in which we understand this word, began with the second age of the human species.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.

To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.

The pleasures of the table belong to all times and ages, to every country and every day; they go hand in hand with all our other pleasures, outlast them, and remain to console us for their loss.

In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.

Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life.

Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

The fate of a nation depends on the way that they eat.

It may not seem like much - a few kisses in the dark - but it was enough to burn a hole like an ulcer in my heart.

You must accept that you might fail then if you do your best and still don't win at least you can be satisfied that you've tried.

We will not achieve high performance in education if we replace teachers with machines or turn teachers into machines.

..because the only kind of love I have to offer is stupid and blind and so deep and powerful that I feel like I'm cracking just to hold it in.

Man is a food-dependent creature. If you don't feed him, he will die. If you feed him improperly, part of him will die.

I am absolutely delighted to get back into football with Livingston.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow,' he said.

Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama.

I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.