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Food Quotes by Erma Bombeck
- Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
- I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.
- Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.
- Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I…
- Never order food in excess of your body weight.
- I got so much food spit back in my face when my kids were small, I put windshield wipers on my glasses.
- You become about as exciting as your food blender. The kids come in, look you in the eye, and ask if anybody's home.
- If compliments were food, I'd have starved to death 28 years ago.
- Poached eggs are good, poached animals are not.
- It is ludicrous to read the microwave direction on the boxes of food you buy, as each one will have a disclaimer: THIS WILL VARY…
- Mother's words of wisdom: Answer me! Don't talk with food in your mouth!
- I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.
- Maybe you know why a child can reject a hot dog with mustard served on a soft bun at home, yet eat six of them…
- I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food
- Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart.
- The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to…
- Throughout the years I have set up my own rules about eating food: Never eat anything you can't pronounce. Beware of food that is described…
- What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else…
- Kitchen wisdom: Count your blessings but count your calories too.
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- Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops. — Margaret Atwood
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- As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved… — Diane Ackerman
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- Acorns were good until bread was found. — Francis Bacon
- The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball
- Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat,… — Antonio Banderas
- I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat. — Tyra Banks