Dinner Quotes · Page 40

“BRAINSTORMING! Every night after dinner—which is usually something like tuna noodle casserole made with cream-of-wallpaper soup—I escape to the privacy of my…

— James Patterson

Ponce de Leon, who said when he discovered the Fountain of Youth, Where the hell are the paper cups? Never got a…

— Red Buttons

There is a difference between feeding someone and eating dinner with them. If every Christian at home just made room for the…

— Shane Claiborne

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat…

— Ted Allen

I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me…

— John Schlesinger

We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!

— J. R. R. Tolkien

I eat strategically. If I know I'm having a big Chinese banquet tomorrow, I'm not eating a big dinner tonight, and I'm…

— Anthony Bourdain

“Oh. That. Look, that was a time long time ago. That’s not going to happen this time. I’m clean. I just want…

— Maggie Stiefvater

It's not as if the stories merge to a point where you think they are your life, but you do let them…

— Tori Amos

My family was in two businesses - they were in the textile business, and they were in the candy business. The conversations…

— Karen Mills

We'll be going to the fish market and a farmer's market this afternoon to get what we need to make and eat…

— Emeril Lagasse

Some only break their Fast, and so away: Others stay to Dinner, and depart full fed: The deepest Age but Sups, and…

— Francis Quarles

This rose became a bandanna, which became a house, which became infused with all passion, which became a hideaway, which became yes…

— Kenneth Koch

Crawley reached into the pocket of his fancy robe - a dinner jacket, I think it's called. The kind of thing Professer…

— Neal Shusterman

When they told me I needed a mastectomy, I thought of the thousands of luncheons and dinners I had attended where they…

— Erma Bombeck

To address our current food system problems, I propose a series of local, regional, national and global conversations - starting around the…

— Ellen Gustafson

“You realise you’re going to owe me dinner after this, right?” “How does McDonald’s sound?” “Inadequate.”

— Sarah Mayberry

I advocate for other people before I advocate for myself. Even just making dinner reservations, I count the whole party and I…

— Lily Gladstone

Having dinner at RiveraDTLA Perfect from start to finish! Great combo of modern and soulful latin cuisine.

— Melissa Morgan

Going through life without love is like going through a good dinner without an appetite -- everything seems so flat and tasteless.

— Helen Rowland

A guest at a dinner party observed the strange expression on James Thurber's face. 'Don't be concerned,' said Thurber's wife. 'He's writing.'

— Sophy Burnham

There is definitely a comeback of the idea of dressing well every day. Nowadays, suits can be worn for many occasions -…

— Brunello Cucinelli

I want you to have a candle- lit dinner and say those magical three words to you... Pay The bill!

— Ritu

Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

I was probably singing before I could talk. Musical theater is my passion. If I could afford it, I would just do…

— Bethany Joy Lenz

One day I look forward to making dinner for my husband and children. I don't want to be a career feminist.

— Lisa Haydon

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their…

— Adam Smith

“It’s such a good meal tonight. Lemon chicken, carrot-raisin salad, orzo, broccoli, a nice dinner roll, and chocolate pudding.”

— Caroline B. Cooney

Get your friends together, even if it's just once a week or twice a month, and make dinner together.

— Laurie David

Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

— Honore de Balzac

I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from…

— Barbara Walters

When we ever invited the beast to dinner he didn't come in and swipe the napkins and start taking notes on the…

— Toni Cade Bambara

I don't feel like dinner's done unless I have a sweet. I'd rather go for a small slice of real chocolate cake…

— Minka Kelly

There should be no rules at your dinner party except for people to eat a lot and enjoy a long night where…

— Antoni Porowski

I sit around listening to classical music. I don't play video games. I love to go to dinner, go on picnics, travel.

— George A. Romero

I say 'Mom, how come you don't change into an evening gown for dinner?' She says 'I do, it's called a bath…

— Lauren Child

I'm sorry about the dinner." "Best date ever. Well, until people died and vampires showed up. But before that it was awesome.

— Ilona Andrews

I can't stand people who say 'I told you so.' That's worse than somebody coming up and eating your dinner before you…

— Lloyd Alexander

“...to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, [and] criticise after dinner...”

— Karl Marx

Alaska decided to go help Dolores with dinner. She said that it was sexist to leave the cooking to the women, but…

— John Green