Food Quotes - Page 28

Man does not live by bread alone, even presliced bread.

You know you poor when you eatin' breakfast food late. You fryin' toast? At nine o'clock at night? With bacon? You're broke.

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle.

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.

Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.

There's no such thing as a tough child - if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

Chameleons feed on light and air: Poets food is love and fame.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.

Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken.

There are many miracles in the world to be celebrated and, for me, garlic is the most deserving.

In my experience of vegan food it tends to be a symphony of beige.

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes.

Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.

I love spicy food, love it. But wasabi is just painful.

Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.

I'm a big health-food freak and a vegetarian devotee.

Nothing makes me happy quite like a boatload of freshly fried fast food, smothered in good old MSG.

I have always eaten animal flesh with a somewhat guilty conscience.

Ketchup left overnight on dinner plates has a longer half-life than radioactive waste.

Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.