Birthday Quote by Carolyn Hax

Have you ever noticed that the waiter who takes your order is not the one who brings your food anymore? What is THAT about?…

— Jerry Seinfeld

There's not a sense that the person who is waiting on the table is somehow a lesser person that the person who is eating…

— Julia Gillard

When you are invited to a dinner, you are either a guest or you are part of a menu

— Guy Verhofstadt

Unfortunately, I think the expectation is that birthday girls don't pay.

— Carolyn Hax

I think the sort of person you want at a party is someone who is self-aware, polite and has a basic knowledge of table…

— Derek Blasberg

Not everyone gets a reservation in the hot restaurant. You must pay your dues. Like it or not there is a pecking order.

— Sonja Morgan

Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."

— Henri Nouwen

The person I was with was organizing my birthday party, and also happens to be a good friend of mine, who is a married…

— Gabriel Byrne

I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough…

— Paula Deen

“I was in a fast-food restaurant for the first time in my adult life, an enormous and garish place just around the corner from…

— Gail Honeyman

People are either born hosts or born guests.

— Max Beerbohm

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a…

— Laurie Colwin