Dishes Quotes
454 Dishes quotes by 367 unique authors
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The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.
— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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A lot of people say it's cathartic to cook, and I'm like, 'How is it cathartic washing all these dishes?'
— Sherri Shepherd
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I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I…
— Paul Simon
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So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a…
— John Steinbeck
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Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food…
— Andrew Weil
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If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they're talking.
— Orson Welles
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My favorite Dominican dish to indulge in is anything with crab.
— Pharrell Williams
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Paper Matches My aunts washed dishes while the uncles squirted each other on the lawn with garden hoses. Why are we in here, I said,…
— Paulette Jiles
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You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple…
— Chuck Palahniuk
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The mind wants to live forever, or to learn a very good reason why not. The mind wants the world to return its love, or…
— Annie Dillard
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As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the…
— Sandra Boynton
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If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes ('Stead of going to the store)…
— Shel Silverstein
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I don't see any use in having a uniform and arbitrary way of spelling words. We might as well make all clothes alike and cook…
— Mark Twain
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I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of…
— Anne Lamott
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Then there came a faraway, booming voice like a low, clear bell. It came from the center of the bowl and down the great sides…
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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I, for my part, wonder of what sort of feeling, mind or reason that man was possessed who was first to pollute his mouth with…
— Plutarch
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Jules says there are three things that make you a grown-up: an eight-piece set of matching dishes; gin, vodka and whiskey in the house; and…
— Jane Green
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I am more modest now, but I still think that one of the pleasantest of all emotions is to know that I, I with my…
— M.F.K. Fisher
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Millions of American women, and some men, commit that outrage every summer day. They are turning a superb treat into mere provender. Shucked and boiled…
— Rex Stout
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Would you like to see the menu?" he said, "or would you like meet the Dish of the Day?" ... “Good evening,” it lowed and…
— Douglas Adams
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I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup…
— Haruki Murakami
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There's a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire-- He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in…
— Shel Silverstein
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So I taught Sunday school and brought dishes to all manner of potlucks and tried to adjust the things I heard from the pulpit to…
— Sue Monk Kidd
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That’s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. It’s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religion’s…
— Jodi Picoult
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
— Mario Puzo
Who Wrote These Dishes Quotes
367 authors contributed a total of 454 Dishes Quotes, led by these top contributors: