Porridge Quotes

31 quotes by 30 authors

Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley
One of the difficulties in understanding the brain is that it is like nothing so much as a lump of porridge. — Richard Gregory
There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Every minority, be… — Ray Bradbury
At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit of the eye,… — Alastair Reynolds
Faith is like porridge. Better with milk and honey. — George R. R. Martin
If men had been forbidden to make porridge of camel's dung, they would have done it, saying that they would not have been forbidden to… — Muhammad
The early bird catches the worm. But I have never been one for worms. I am not sure what the late bird catches but I… — Donald Miller
My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe. — Anton du Beke
It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing to complex carbohydrates.… — Craig Johnston
Interesting, he later reflected, was perhaps not the correct word.By the time he and Henry arrived back at the house for their midday meal-a scrumptious… — Julia Quinn
I had one nanny who made me sit in front of a bowl of porridge for three or four days running when I refused to… — Anjelica Huston
Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you… — Charlotte Bronte
I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine; every man for himself, and God for us… — Miguel de Cervantes
The food that's never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, which is delicious. Paris isn't a porridge place,… — Marianne Faithfull
If I'm playing in the morning, I'll get some carbs early: porridge with chopped banana. If I'm playing in the afternoon, I'll start with less… — Rory McIlroy
The most used piece of kit in my kitchen is my saucepan. I use it every morning to cook my porridge in. The least used… — David Walliams
Nothing in this world is at it seems. Except, possibly, porridge. — Stephen Fry
The Goldilocks Enigma is the idea that everything in the universe is just right for life, like the porridge in the fairy tale. — Paul Davies
Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge. — Yotam Ottolenghi
The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different,… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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