Fish is held out to be one of the greatest luxuries of the table and not only necessary, but even indispensable at… — Isabella Beeton Copy Share Image
My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle… — Stephen Bayley Copy Share Image
We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - we're doing everything we can to keep our… — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
Let the progress of the meal be slow, for dinner is the last business of the day; and let the guests conduct… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Copy Share Image
A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend. — Ward McAllister Copy Share Image
Peter Minuet, who said to the Indians in modern-day Manhattan, Will you accept a check from a Puerto Rican bank? Never got… — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving is the most complicated meal you can think of. Every night, dinner is just pasta. It's just different shapes of pasta. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II's press secretary, who said, See, if only the Pope were Italian, he woulda shot back! Never got a… — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
My mom didn't adhere to any of those typical rules. She woke us up for school every morning, and was there at… — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
Oh brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose… — Andrew Bonar Copy Share Image
My husband, Gabriele, is a musician, and I love music, so you can bet it's a really important part of our home… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
There were loads of plays which were very popular before and after the war, where everybody wore a dinner jacket in the… — Timothy West Copy Share Image
“A moment later, she and The Little Guy disappear into the trees. I didn't know exactly what was going on. I thought… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
“An especially good way to gain weight is to have dinner with other people. On average, those who eat with one other… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“Well it’s good to have a car like that, once in a while somebody’ll say, ‘why don’t you come over for dinner?’… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
The ideal audience the poet imagines consists of the beautiful who go to bed with him, the powerful who invite him to… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
George W. Bush, who said to Pope John Paul II, Give us a visit, and bring the missus. Never got a dinner! — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
Having dinner with somebody you've looked up to your whole life is quite a memorable thing. Like, 'Wow. I'm having dinner with… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
My folks are economists and have taught economics and social science so I grew up with those kind of conversations around the… — Seth Gordon Copy Share Image
Lot, who said to his wife as she was being turned into a pillar of salt, Stop shaking! Never got a dinner! — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
Great as the planning were for the dinner, the lot was so contrived that not a soul in the house be supposed… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
Every meal should end with something sweet. Maybe it's jelly on toast at breakfast, or a small piece of chocolate at dinner… — Robert Irvine Copy Share Image
I eat healthy and don't go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
Practical gifts are another great way to be thoughtful, and they work for anything from birthdays to dinner-party gifts. — Phoebe Cates Copy Share Image
Fear will always knock on your door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. And for heaven's sake, don't offer it a… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Family dinner in the Norman Rockwell mode had taken hold by the 1950s: Mom cooked, Dad carved, son cleared, daughter did the… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
People do that on Facebook and it's the dumbest thing in the world. I don't care what your dinner looks like. Stop… — Seth MacFarlane Copy Share Image
Cockfighting has always been my idea of a great sport -- two armed entrées battling to see who'll be dinner. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
A lot is yet to be enjoyed. I'd like to stomp grapes for wine. Go to Antarctica. Have dinner with Venus Williams… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
'Dance Dance Revolution.' That's a lot of fun when you're having a dinner party and you just want to be a little… — Natalie Martinez Copy Share Image
I saw my first Broadway show when I was 10 years old. I saw 'Big: The Musical' and I remember going out… — Erich Bergen Copy Share Image
My flat in Ladbroke Grove, west London, is in the best building in the world. It's like a commune - everyone gets… — Oona Chaplin Copy Share Image
Jack the Ripper's mother, who said to Jack, How come I never see you with the same girl twice? Never got a… — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
I've had dinner with two Beatles and a Rolling Stone;I've said 'hello' to Whitney Houston and shared a cab with Larry Adler. — Harry Enfield Copy Share Image
Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and far, far more disordered. — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
I love cooking and having friends over for dinner, so a beautiful table to sit around is a must. — Ella Woodward Copy Share Image
It was a very emotional dinner. Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried… — Lil' Kim Copy Share Image
Painting is just like making an after-dinner speech. If you want to be remembered, say one thing and stop. — Charles Webster Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“Dinner alone is one of life's pleasures. Certainly cooking for oneself reveals man at his weirdest.” — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
