Plates Quotes

469 Plates quotes by 406 unique authors

Add a task to a busy person's plate, and it will get done in short order. Add a task to the plate of someone with… — Wes Fesler
When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit. — Unknown Author
You can walk as carefully as you want through a mine field; it is still a mine field. But it's also true that if you… — Dave Sim
Why certainly I'd like to have that fellow who hits a home run every time at bat, who strikes out every opposing batter when he's… — Unknown Author
The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life. — Halle Berry
We have had bird's-eye views seen by mind's eye imperfectly. Now we will have nothing less than the tracings of nature itself, reflected on the… — Nadar
...A one-pound box of prewashed lettuce contains 80 calories of food energy. According to Cornell ecologist David Pimentel, growing, chilling, washing, packaging, and transporting that… — Michael Pollan
HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate. — Ambrose Bierce
SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam. — Ambrose Bierce
The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter. — A. Edward Newton
The Seer Stone referred to here was a chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped stone which the Prophet found while digging a well in company with his brother… — B. H. Roberts
Enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate. — Thornton Wilder
Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better as a hat. — Janet Street-Porter
Ketchup left overnight on dinner plates has a longer half-life than radioactive waste. — Wes Smith
The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting what appears to be going on geologically, on the bottom… — Peggy Noonan
Bring me the head of Elton John . . . which is one instance in which meat would not be murder, if it were served… — Steven Morrissey
In rowing, you're always striving for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each one being as good as the last. Same thing with cooking. You can't… — Bryan Volpenhein
You decide you'll wait for your pitch. As the ball starts toward the plate, you think about your stance. And then you think about your… — Bobby Murcer
The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel- Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and… — John Updike
The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I'll put a very large blob of potatoes on my plate with just a… — Jack Handey
There's enough Ferraris here to eat a plate of spaghetti. — Jackie Stewart
All disturbance and chaos folds up in the teeth of truth. Dont ever try to stop truth. Its the only thing that can go through… — L. Ron Hubbard
Great is he who enjoys his earthenware as if it were plate, and not less great is the man to whom all his plate is… — Seneca the Younger
The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive… — A J P Taylor
And there is quite a different sort of conversation around a fire than there is in the shadow of a beech tree.... Four dry logs… — Pietro Aretino

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